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Aberfoyle, Stirling
Aberfoyle (Obar Phuill) is a village in the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the council area of Stirling, Scotland.
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Amazons
In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ἀμαζόνες,, singular Ἀμαζών) were a tribe of women warriors related to Scythians and Sarmatians.
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Bailie Nicol Jarvie
Bailie Nicol Jarvie (colloquially BNJ) is a brand of whisky which was blended by The Glenmorangie Company in Scotland and has now been discontinued.
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Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Ghleann Seile) was a battle in Glen Shiel, in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719, between British Government troops (mostly Scots) and an alliance of Jacobites and Spanish, resulting in a victory for the Government forces.
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Belted plaid
The belted plaid (or a plaid worn belted) is a large blanket-like piece of fabric which is wrapped around the body with the material pleated or, more accurately, loosely gathered and secured at the waist by means of a belt.
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British Raj
The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.
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Cavalier
The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).
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Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron.
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City of London
The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.
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Clachan
A clachan (clochán, or clachan,; clachan,; claghan) is a small settlement or hamlet in Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland.
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Colonialism
Colonialism is the policy of a polity seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of developing or exploiting them to the benefit of the colonizing country and of helping the colonies modernize in terms defined by the colonizers, especially in economics, religion and health.
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Convention of Cintra
The Convention of Cintra was an agreement signed on 30 August 1808, during the Peninsular War.
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English Dissenters
English Dissenters or English Separatists were Protestant Christians who separated from the Church of England in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
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Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.
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Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands mostly during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Highwayman
A highwayman was a robber who stole from travellers.
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Historical fiction
Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.
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History of slavery
The history of slavery spans many cultures, nationalities, and religions from ancient times to the present day.
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Hogmanay
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar) in the Scottish manner.
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Imperialism
Imperialism is a policy that involves a nation extending its power by the acquisition of lands by purchase, diplomacy or military force.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled A Romance.
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Jacobite rising of 1715
The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Bliadhna Sheumais) (also referred to as the Fifteen or Lord Mar's Revolt), was the attempt by James Francis Edward Stuart (also called the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled House of Stuart.
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Jessica Lange
Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American film, television and theatre actress.
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Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.
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Kirk
Kirk is a Scottish and Northern English word meaning "church", or more specifically, the Church of Scotland.
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Leith
Leith (Lìte) is an area to the north of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the Water of Leith.
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Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland.
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Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known as Lord Byron, was an English nobleman, poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement.
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Louis d'or
The Louis d'or is any number of French coins first introduced by Louis XIII in 1640.
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Manhattan (cocktail)
A Manhattan is a cocktail made with whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.
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Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Northumberland
Northumberland (abbreviated Northd) is a county in North East England.
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire (as well as the allied powers of the Spanish Empire), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Portugal, for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Rob Roy (1995 film)
Rob Roy is a 1995 American biographical historical drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
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Rob Roy (cocktail)
The Rob Roy is a cocktail consisting primarily of whisky and vermouth, created in 1894 by a bartender at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan, New York City.
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Rob Roy MacGregor
Robert Roy MacGregor (Gaelic: Raibeart Ruadh MacGriogair; baptised 7 March 1671 – died 28 December 1734) was a Scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero.
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Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue
Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue is a 1953 British-American action film, made by Walt Disney Productions.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer.
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Scots language
Scots is the Germanic language variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster (where the local dialect is known as Ulster Scots).
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Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic or Scots Gaelic, sometimes also referred to simply as Gaelic (Gàidhlig) or the Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.
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Scottish Lowlands
The Lowlands (the Lallans or the Lawlands; a' Ghalldachd, "the place of the foreigner") are a cultural and historic region of Scotland.
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The Antiquary
The Antiquary (1816) is a novel by Sir Walter Scott about several characters including an antiquary: an amateur historian, archaeologist and collector of items of dubious antiquity.
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The Vision of Don Roderick
The Vision of Don Roderick is a poem by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1811.
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Tim Roth
Simon Timothy Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and director.
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Tolbooth
A tolbooth or town house was the main municipal building of a Scottish burgh, from medieval times until the 19th century.
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Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.
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Waverley (novel)
Waverley is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).
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Waverley Novels
The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832).
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William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(novel)
