Education in Scotland

“A relation, or Rather a True Account of the Island of England” is an account by a Venetian ambassador who travelled to the realm to negotiate a treaty between the English and Italian states, who at this time were uniting against the French. The findings would be presented by the ambassador to the senate upon his return from the mission(v), and would be used to determine policy, and measure strengths and weaknesses of the newly formed treaty. The author, who remains unnamed to history,…

conceited and greedy people, the Ridiculous customs or the islands environment is an issue to the author.Although he does regard some of England 's good points he is generally unimpressed with England character, In fact he seem to be more impressed with Scotland then England. Therefore the Venetian author was not thrilled with England. The Author observations did…

responsible for changes in the music? Something else to consider is the geography of the country. The mainland country of Scotland is considered a part of the island of Great Britain. The north-west region of Scotland is considered the Highlands, because of the “Highland Boundary Fault, which runs from Arran to Stonehaven” (Murray, 1973). The south-eastern region of Scotland is considered the Lowlands. There are areas in the Highlands that are only accessible by…

Beowulf In the poem, Beowulf, a warrior from Geats comes to help Hrothgar, the king of the Danes whose land is being attacked by a monster, Grendel. Beowulf is successful and kills Grendel. To show his bravery and abilities, he even kills Grendel without using weapons. However,Hrothgar is still in trouble, because Grendel's mother is now trying to get revenge. As the poem continues, Beowulf kills Grendel's mother in her lair with a sword that giants used. After the victory, Beowulf returns…

Throughout history, the Loch Ness monster has been a legend among creatures. First, it was called a monster fish, then it was determined to be a dragon before finally claiming the name of Loch Ness Monster. Said to dwell in the lake Loch Ness, the name monster was first applied to it in the early 1900 hundreds. People searched far and wide, looking for the mysterious creature said to live in the Loch Ness. Many sightings of the monster were reported throughout history, going back to even a…

The geography of Scotland is varied, from rural lowlands to unspoilt uplands, and from large cities to separate inhabited islands. Located in Northern Europe, Scotland comprises the northern one third of the island of Great Britain as well as 790 surrounding islands encompassing the major archipelagos of the Shetland Islands, Orkney Islands and the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Scotland’s only land border is with England, which runs around for 60 miles, or 97km, in a northeasterly direction from the…

Marching from Essex county to Brentwood, Kent and Canterbury, Thomas baker, the leader of the revolt and followers, captured and killed sherifs throughout the villages they came across as they made their way to London. A quick negotiation with the crown and legislatures took place with a revolt diplomacy but failed. On June 10th, 1381, rebels from Canterbury and other neighbouring settlements such as Essex, marched into London. Meeting at Blackheath, chroniclers estimated 60, 000 people camped…

Robert Burns, a Scottish poet and lyricist was born January 25 of 1759 and died July 21 of 1796. He is known for his writing on Romanticism poetry and his way of portraying feeling and emotion throughout his writings. Two of his famous poems A Red, Red Rose and Ye Flowery Banks (Bonie Doon) are examples of romanticism, which was an intellectual movement that originating Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Burns’s poems are full of emotion such as happiness, sadness, anger and despair.…

England had many separate areas that had their own rulers and when the country wanted to unite it was extremely difficult. Each individual state wanted their own ruler to be in charge. It was settled through the War of Roses, between York and Lancaster. York won the war and got the crown. Both states were destroyed after the war. Once they were united there as another civil war between King Richard and Henry Tudor, since Richard seemed unfit to rule. Henry Tudor became king and the nation was…

Several lands to the north of the Callaghan’s Kingdom stood a massive ironstone castle on a land called Rosemore. A castle embedded in a colossus of mountains that overlooks a waterfall, encase by a vast forest of swirling cherry wood trees with leaves the color of charcoal. The people of this land-name after their beloved queen, holds the castle as a beacon of hope, which represents the paragon of the late King Phillip Wylie. Throughout the Battles of the Lands, King David Callaghan, and his…