Charles's later attempts to force religious reforms upon Scotland led to the Bishops ' Wars, strengthened the position of the English and Scottish parliaments and helped precipitate his own downfall.

In 1905 the position was given some official recognition when the " Prime Minister " was named in the order of precedence, outranked, among non-royals, only by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the Lord Chancellor.

* September 3 – Oliver Cromwell dies and his son Richard assumes his father's former position as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Glasgow has departments of Law, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, and Dentistry — a position that is unique amongst the other universities in Scotland.

With Cromwell's forces threatening Charles's position in Scotland, it was decided to mount an attack on England.

This claim came to look increasingly tenuous, as John's position under nominal house-arrest meant that he could not return to Scotland nor campaign for his release, despite the Scots ' diplomatic attempts in Paris and Rome.

In terms of tourism, the presence of such historical monuments as Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument and other nearby attractions like Blair Drummond Safari Park, the key role which Stirling has played in Scottish history, as well as the scenery of the area, has bolstered Stirling's position as an important tourist destination in Scotland.

The central aim of Margaret's political life – besides assuring her own survival – was to bring about a better understanding between England and Scotland, a position she held to through some difficult times.

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

The position of Governor of Edinburgh Castle, which had been vacant since 1876, was revived in 1935 as an honorary title for the General Officer Commanding in Scotland, the first holder being Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Cameron of Lochiel.

In Scotland, where the independent Bar is organised as the Faculty of Advocates and its members known not as barristers but as advocates, the position of Queen's Counsel was not recognised before 1868.

It is one of the less snowy locations in Scotland owing to its sheltered, low lying position in the South West of the country.

In Scotland, the Anglican Scottish Episcopal Church is considered nonconformist ( despite its English counterpart's status ) and in England, the United Reformed Church, principally a union of Presbyterians and Congregationalists, is in a similar position.

The position of Lord High Constable of Scotland is hereditary in the family of the Earl of Erroll.

The papal solution was that Honorius would appoint William papal legate in England and Scotland, which was done in 1126, giving William the position over York, but it was dependent on the will of the pope, and would lapse on the pope's death.

* Stirling is a historic town in central Scotland, some 30 miles to the north-west of Edinburgh, and is generally known as the " Gateway to the Highlands ", due to its geographical position between highland and lowland Scotland.

In 1657 an Act entitled ' Postage of England, Scotland and Ireland Settled ' set up a system for the British Isles and enacted the position of Postmaster General.

A similar position evolved in the Kingdom of Scotland prior to the 1707 Act of Union.

In this position Smith piloted the highly controversial devolution proposals for Scotland and Wales through the House of Commons.

The line was in a commanding position having its Derby headquarters at the junctions of the two main routes from London to Scotland.

There is no mention of any Culdees at any Columban monastery, either in Ireland or in Scotland, until long after Columba's time: in 1164 that Culdees are mentioned as being in Iona but in a subordinate position.

The deteriorating economic position of Scotland led to calls for a favorable political union, or at least a customs union, with England.

He was appointed Warden of the East March towards Scotland in 1389, a position he held until his death.

In common with the other ancient universities of Scotland, students at Glasgow also elect a Rector.

In Scotland, many universities are headed by a Chancellor, with the Lord Rector designated as an elected representative of students at the head of the university court.

The post ( officially Lord Rector, but by normal usage just Rector ) was made an integral part of these universities by the Universities ( Scotland ) Act 1889.

The current Rector of the University of Aberdeen is Maitland Mackie, owner and chairman of Mackie's of Scotland.

After twenty months he returned to Scotland in November 1585, and in March 1586 resumed his lectures in St Andrews, where he continued for twenty years ; he became Rector of the University in 1590.

" About 1170 Richard de Morville, Constable of Scotland, made a donation to the Brethren of the Hospital at Lauder, in 1245 a chapter of the clergy of East Lothian met at Lauder, and between 1248-52 Emericus is recorded as Rector of Lauder.

In 1973 Coren became the Rector of the University of St Andrews, after John Cleese, an honorary position for that university in St Andrews, Fife on the East coast of Scotland.

MacCormick v Lord Advocate < nowiki ></ nowiki > SC 396 < nowiki ></ nowiki > SLT 255 was a Scottish legal action in which John MacCormick ( the Rector of the University of Glasgow ) and Ian Hamilton ( then part of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association ) contested the right of Queen Elizabeth II to style herself ‘ Elizabeth II ’ within Scotland.

He was one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly of Divines in London, and after his return to Scotland he became Rector of St. Mary's College at St. Andrews in 1651.

The position's place in the university was enshrined by statute in the Universities ( Scotland ) Act 1889, which provided for the election of a Rector at all of the universities in existence at the time in Scotland ( being St Andrews, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh ).

The rector's place in the university was codified by statute of the Westminster Parliament, the Universities ( Scotland ) Act 1889, which provided for the election of a Rector at all universities then in existence in Scotland.

Breadalbane was also Rector of the University of Glasgow between 1840 and 1842 and of Marischal College, Aberdeen, between 1843 and 1845, President of the Society of Antiquaries between 1844 and 1862 and Governor of the Bank of Scotland between 1861 and 1862.

After retiring, he was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh and served as a member of sportscotland, the sports funding body for Scotland.

The position of Lord Rector was given legal standing by virtue of the Universities ( Scotland ) Act 1889.

For example, the current Rector of the University of St Andrews is Kevin Dunion OBE the current Scottish Information Commissioner whilst the current Rector of the University of Aberdeen is Stephen Robertson of Scotland the What?

A tradition exists in some parts of the United Kingdom ( such as Scotland and North East England ) of rolling painted eggs down steep hills on Easter Sunday.

An exception exists for Viscounts in the peerage of Scotland, who were traditionally styled " The Viscount of ", as in: The Viscount of Arbuthnott ( surname )— very few maintain this style, instead using the more common version " The Viscount ".

Separate legislation exists in Scotland:

This means the Kirk In practise maintains a presence in every community in Scotland, and exists to serve not only its members but all Scots ( most funerals in Scotland are presided by its ministers ).

SnG exists to promote, safeguard and stimulate a third Scottish Renaissance which will use the best past traditions of Scotland to forge a new Nation which will be an example to the world.

The order was founded in Scotland, but now exists in England, Scotland, Canada, France, Portugal, Romania, Ireland and the United States.

Although there is a law in England preventing top-flight clubs from having standing sections, no such law exists in Scotland.

. There exists a number of Old Wellingtonians paying professional rugby union, including but not exclusively: James Haskell ( England ), Paul Doran-Jones ( England ), Max Lahiff ( London Irish ), Sam Edgerly and Christian Lewis-Pratt ( Both England 7s ), Max Evans and Thom Evans ( Scotland ).

It is generally agreed that the species is native to Europe ; Watling has demonstrated that there exists little difference between specimens collected from Spain and Scotland, at both the morphological and genetic level.

The Royal Parks Constabulary ( RPC ) was the police force formerly responsible for the Royal Parks in London and a number of other locations in Greater London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland ; it now only exists in Scotland as part of Historic Scotland.

It still exists today and continues to promote original research in Scotland.

The hereditary peerage, as it now exists, combines several different English institutions with analogous ones from Scotland and Ireland.

The hereditary peerage, as it now exists, combines several different English institutions with analogous ones from Scotland and Ireland.

In Central Scotland ( in and around Stirling and Falkirk ), this exists in the form eh no?

The Association of National Park Authorities is a body that exists to provide the National Park Authorities of England, Wales and Scotland a focus for collaborative working and the sharing of best practice across the parks, training of National Park Authority Members, and attempts to increase public understanding of the statutory purposes for which National Parks exist in the UK, and promotes them as models for sustainable development, using the brand National Parks-Britain's breathing spaces.

( The typography of the title on the book uses capitalisation to contrast emphasis (), to communicate additional meaning, namely a reference to the For Valour inscription on the medal -- and presumably the idea that valour is so much a part of the national character as to justify suggesting that " Scotland exists for the sake of valour ".

Only one such pole route still exists on the UK rail network, in the highlands of Scotland.

No United Kingdom national football team currently exists, as there currently are separate teams representing each of the UK constituent home countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in international association football.

During the early years of Junior Football in Scotland there was no league set-up as exists today.

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland ( MCofS ) is the national representative body in Scotland that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers.