Holding to its tradition, Edinboro University has a pipe band ( a band that consists of bagpipes, snare drums and a bass drum ) that performs alone and also with the " Spirit of the Scots " marching band for school related functions.

Their Old English name gave the modern Scots form Pechts and the Welsh word Fichti.

Their attacks are eventually fought off by the Scots.

Their sister Mary of Guise had married James V of Scotland in 1538 and was the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Their ancestor Bess of Hardwick had taken one of her four husbands, the Earl of Shrewsbury, to " take the waters " at Buxton shortly after he became the gaoler of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1569, and they took Mary there in 1573.

* The Scots and Their Country, London, published for the British Council by Longman, 1946

Their forebears, members of the reiver ' clans ', were in constant conflict with their Scots counterpart.

Their daughter, Anna, married John McDonald, a Scots trader.

Their speech can only be described as some sort of variation on the Scots language, usually Glaswegian in the clans encountered so far, although William the Gonnagle ( from a different clan ) has a softer, Highland accent.

Their name is Scots Gaelic and means the stone of the tub, referring to a city landmark.

Their children were Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, born 1545 at Temple Newsam, who married Mary, Queen of Scots ; and Charles Stewart, future Earl of Lennox, born in 1556 and died in 1576, who married Elizabeth Cavendish in 1574.

Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky, Esq., During the Reigns of King William, Queen Anne, and King George I: Including, Also, the True Secret History of the Rise, Promotions, & C. of the English and Scots Nobility ; Officers, Civil, Military, Naval, and Other Persons of Distinction, from the Revolution ; In Their Respective Characters of Large.

Their successes, however, were rendered useless when, in May 1303, Philip formally signed a peace with England and omitted any consideration for the Scots.

Their first ODI was against Scotland in the 5th place playoff, having previously beaten the Scots earlier in the tournament ; Afghanistan won by 89 runs.

The party has an active youth wing, the Young Scots for Independence, as well as a student wing, the Federation of Student Nationalists.

Famous residents have included Mary, Queen of Scots ; King James VI of Scotland ; Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman ; documentary film pioneer John Grierson ; film music composer Muir Mathieson ; animation pioneer Norman McLaren ; TV presenter Kirsty Young ; and footballers Billy Bremner ( captain of Leeds United and Scotland ) and Frank Beattie ( captain of Kilmarnock ).

What a Lovely War ( 1969 ), Nicholas and Alexandra ( 1971 ), Mary, Queen of Scots ( 1971 ) and Young Winston ( 1972 ).

Young Scots for Independence ( YSI ) ( Sometimes termed SNP Youth ) is the youth wing of the Scottish National Party ( SNP ).

* Young Asian Scots for Independence

It is not to be confused with Young Scots for Independence, which is the youth wing of the SNP-the FSN is for those in higher education, and membership is not restricted by age.

It has played an active part in the affairs of the SNP and is represented on the party's National Executive Committee, in the past with a representative position shared with the Young Scots for Independence, but now each organisation has its own representative.

Hyslop joined the SNP 1986, and was active in the SNP's youth wing, Young Scots for Independence.

He is Scotland's youngest MEP and is Honorary President of both the youth wings of the SNP, the Young Scots for Independence and the Federation of Student Nationalists, as well as a member of the SNP's National Executive Committee.

John Francis Campbell ( Scots: Iain Frangan Caimbeul ; Islay, 29 December 1821 – Cannes, 17 February 1885 ), also known as Young John of Islay ( Scottish Gaelic: Iain Òg Ìle ) was a renown Scottish author and scholar who specialised in Celtic studies.

* Young Scots for Independence, youth wing of the Scottish National Party )

( 1970 ), Nicholas and Alexandra ( 1971 ), Mary, Queen of Scots ( 1971 ), Fiddler on the Roof ( 1971 ), Young Winston ( 1972 ), the Technicolor The Great Waltz ( 1972 ), The Cowboys ( 1972 ), Man of La Mancha ( 1972 ), which had no intermission, and others.

The king did suspect Hugh of supporting Henry's heir, Henry the Young King, when the prince rebelled and Hugh was also suspected of aiding the King of Scots, William I during an invasion of Northern England in 1174.

The campaign is also supported by the Scottish National Party ( SNP ) and its youth wing the Young Scots for Independence ( YSI ).

In this secret ' Engagement ', the Scots promised military aid in return for the King's agreement to implement Presbyterianism in England on a three-year trial basis.

The title is used in New Zealand for the Headmaster of some independent schools, such as Lindisfarne College, and a number of state schools for boys, including Otago Boys ' High School, King's High School, Dunedin, Waitaki Boys ' High School, Timaru Boys ' High School, Palmerston North Boys ' High School and Southland Boys ' High School showing the Scots ' involvement in the foundation of those schools.

The House of Guise, having an advantage in the King's wife, Mary, Queen of Scots, who was their niece, moved quickly to exploit the situation at the expense of their rivals, the House of Montmorency.

It serves with the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, the Royal Dragoon Guards, the Queen's Royal Hussars, the King's Royal Hussars and the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, each of which is the tank unit of an armoured or a mechanised brigade.

They have affiliations with the Royal Scots, the King's Royal Hussars and the Royal Green Jackets.

Under a plan devised by Alistair Irwin and approved by General Sir Mike Jackson, on 16 December 2004 it was announced that the Black Watch was to join with five other Scottish regiments-the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders-to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland, a single regiment consisting of 5 regular and 2 territorial battalions.

Since 1904, all ranks of the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers have worn them in their full-dress headgear and that tradition is carried on in the dress glengarries of the current Scottish-super regiment, The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

In comparison, Dunbar's contemporary Hector Boece received an annual salary of £ 26, 13s Scots for his role as Principal of King's College, Aberdeen.

The Duke of Cambridge served as colonel-in-chief of the 17th Lancers, Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers ; the The Middlesex Regiment ( Duke of Cambridge's Own ) and King's Royal Rifle Corps ; colonel of the Grenadier Guards ; honorary colonel of the 10th ( Duke of Cambridge ’ s Own ) Bengal Lancers, 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Punjabis, 4 Battalion Suffolk Regiment, 1st City of London Volunteer Brigade and the Scots Fusilier Guards.

The cavalry waited, this time observing the King's command, until the Scots ranks were thin enough to allow them to enter and finish the job.

The last train was an enthusiast special, the " Deltic Scotsman Farewell " on 2 January 1982, from King's Cross to Edinburgh and back, hauled by 55015 Tulyar northbound and 55022 Royal Scots Grey on the return.

The regiment existed until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion of the newly formed Royal Regiment of Scotland.

Until 2004, the Royal Scots had been one of five line infantry regiments never to be amalgamated in its entire history, a claim shared by The Green Howards, The 22nd ( Cheshire ) Regiment, The Royal Welch Fusiliers and The King's Own Scottish Borderers.

This was achieved through the amalgamation on 23 March 2006, of the Royal Scots with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, with the single battalion forming part of the new Royal Regiment of Scotland.

In August of that year, as planned, the Scottish Division was reduced from six battalions to five by amalgamation, with the Royal Scots Battalion being amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion to form The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland.

In the end the deadlock had to be broken by the courts in 1608 in Calvin's Case, involving the baby Robert Calvin, which extended property rights to the King's subjects ( i. e. the Scots ) in English common law.

Solicitors in Scotland were previously known as " writers "; Writers to the Signet were the solicitors entitled to supervise use of the King's Signet, the private seal of the early Kings of Scots.

The amalgamation of the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers into the Royal Scots Borderers ( 1 battalion ) and the Cheshire Regiment and Staffordshire Regiment into the Cheshire and Staffordshire Regiment ( 1 battalion ) was announced, but suspended in 1994.

It may be that the black hackle of 1 SCOTS simulates the black-cock tail feathers originally worn in the 1904 pattern Kilmarnock Bonnet and latterly in the regimental Glengarry Cap by the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers, who merged in August 2006 to form 1 SCOTS.

Under a plan supervised by General Sir Mike Jackson, on 16 December 2004 it was announced that the Black Watch was to join with five other Scottish regiments-the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders-to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland, a single regiment consisting 5 regular and 2 territorial battalions.

This was achieved through the amalgamation of the King's Own Scottish Borderers with the Royal Scots to form the Royal Scots Borderers on 1 August 2006.