Scotland's Story: A New PerspectiveCollins, 1984 - 358 pagini Fighting endless hardship, at war with the English for the greater part of their history and, in their diversity, often warring amongst themselves, the Scottish people have given the world an enormous wealth of creativity and inventive genius out of all proportion to their numbers. This reveals the Scots as they are, and how they have become so: one of the smallest but most influential countries in the world. |
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... became a university subject . Sibbald had helped found the College of Physicians in 1681 and four years later became Professor of Medicine . John Monro also trained in Leyden and became a doctor . His son , Alexander , became Professor ...
... became a university subject . Sibbald had helped found the College of Physicians in 1681 and four years later became Professor of Medicine . John Monro also trained in Leyden and became a doctor . His son , Alexander , became Professor ...
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... became interested in road building while serving with a Volunteer Regiment in the Napoleonic Wars . In 1816 , at the age of sixty , he became a professional road engineer as Surveyor General of the Bristol Turnpike Trust . His method of ...
... became interested in road building while serving with a Volunteer Regiment in the Napoleonic Wars . In 1816 , at the age of sixty , he became a professional road engineer as Surveyor General of the Bristol Turnpike Trust . His method of ...
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... became critical of its management and a government Board of Control for India was set up by William Pitt in 1784. For eight years Henry Dundas was head of the Board and , as Pitt created the foundations of Britain's empire , Dundas made ...
... became critical of its management and a government Board of Control for India was set up by William Pitt in 1784. For eight years Henry Dundas was head of the Board and , as Pitt created the foundations of Britain's empire , Dundas made ...
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Few and Far Between | 15 |
The Auld Enemy | 30 |
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