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Edinburgh and Walter Scott

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Difference between Edinburgh and Walter Scott

Edinburgh vs. Walter Scott

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann; Edinburgh) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.

Similarities between Edinburgh and Walter Scott

Edinburgh and Walter Scott have 38 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acts of Union 1707, Bank of Scotland, Charles II of England, Church of Scotland, Corstorphine Hill, Covenanter, Cowgate, Daniel Rutherford, David Hume, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh Waverley railway station, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, George Square, Edinburgh, George Street, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gothic Revival architecture, Henry Raeburn, House of Hanover, Ivanhoe, Jacobite rising of 1745, Old Town, Edinburgh, Oliver Cromwell, Parliament of England, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Politics of Edinburgh, Presbyterianism, Prestonpans, Princes Street, Rob Roy (novel), Royal burgh, ..., Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal Mile, Scots law, Scottish Borders, Scottish Episcopal Church, The Heart of Midlothian, University of Edinburgh, Writers' Museum. Expand index (8 more) »

Acts of Union 1707

The Acts of Union were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland.

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Bank of Scotland

The Bank of Scotland plc (Bank o Scotland, Banca na h-Alba) is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Scots Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba), known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is the national church of Scotland.

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Corstorphine Hill

Corstorphine Hill is one of the hills of Edinburgh, Scotland, named for nearby Corstorphine.

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Covenanter

The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century.

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Cowgate

The Cowgate (Scots: The Cougait) is a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, located about southeast of Edinburgh Castle, within the city's World Heritage Site.

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Daniel Rutherford

Daniel Rutherford (3 November 1749 – 15 December 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is most famous for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772.

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David Hume

David Hume (born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

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Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on the Castle Rock.

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

Edinburgh Waverley railway station (also known simply as Waverley) is the principal station serving Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.

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George Square, Edinburgh

George Square is a city square in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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George Street, Edinburgh

George Street in Edinburgh is the central street in James Craig's plan of the New Town.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England.

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Henry Raeburn

Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a British portrait painter and Scotland's first significant portrait painter since the Union to remain based in Scotland.

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House of Hanover

The House of Hanover (or the Hanoverians; Haus Hannover) is a German royal dynasty that ruled the Electorate and then the Kingdom of Hanover, and also provided monarchs of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1800 and ruled the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from its creation in 1801 until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.

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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 1745

The Jacobite rising of 1745 or 'The '45' (Bliadhna Theàrlaich, "The Year of Charles") is the name commonly used for the attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for the House of Stuart.

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Old Town, Edinburgh

The Old Town (Auld Toun) is the name popularly given to the oldest part of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.

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Parliament of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England, existing from the early 13th century until 1707, when it became the Parliament of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland created the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.

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Politics of Edinburgh

The politics of Edinburgh, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of the City of Edinburgh Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament, the House of Commons and the European Parliament.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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Prestonpans

Prestonpans is a small fishing town situated to the east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the unitary council area of East Lothian.

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Princes Street

Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital.

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Rob Roy (novel)

Rob Roy (1817) is a historical novel by Walter Scott.

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Royal burgh

A royal burgh was a type of Scottish burgh which had been founded by, or subsequently granted, a royal charter.

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Royal High School, Edinburgh

The Royal High School (RHS) of Edinburgh is a co-educational school administered by the City of Edinburgh Council.

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Royal Mile

The Royal Mile (Ryal Mile) is the name given to a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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Scots law

Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.

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Scottish Borders

The Scottish Borders (The Mairches, "The Marches"; Scottish Gaelic: Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Scottish Episcopal Church

The seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church (Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba) make up the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.

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The Heart of Midlothian

The Heart of Midlothian is the seventh of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley Novels.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals), founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities.

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Writers' Museum

The Writers’ Museum, housed in Lady Stair’s House at the Lawnmarket, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, presents the lives of three of the foremost Scottish writers: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Edinburgh and Walter Scott Comparison

Edinburgh has 722 relations, while Walter Scott has 282. As they have in common 38, the Jaccard index is 3.78% = 38 / (722 + 282).

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