• The Master of Requests was a Great Officer of State in the kingdoms of England and Scotland. In England the office was created in the 15th century and abolished...
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    James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland...
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  • Council of Scotland. List of Masters of Requests of England and Scotland (a chronological list of English and Scottish Masters of Requests) Faramerz Dabhoiwala...
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    This is a list of grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller, including its continuation as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta after 1798. It also includes...
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    England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers approximately 62%, and over 100...
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    to MacMasters, and he was nominated to appear on a £50 note by an individual who responded to a request for nominations from the Bank of England. During...
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    VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his...
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    of the government. Separate Great Officers exist for England and Wales, Scotland, and formerly for Ireland, though some exist for Great Britain and the...
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    between the Master Mason and the Sublime Degree of Royal Arch. Templar masonry in England entered a new era in 1791, with the formation of its first Grand...
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    ship and delivered James to Henry IV of England. The ailing Robert III died on 4 April and the 11-year-old James, now the uncrowned King of Scotland, would...
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    Aberdeen Edinburgh The ancient universities of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthighean ann an Alba) are medieval and renaissance universities that continue...
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    banking subsidiaries of NatWest Group, together with NatWest (in England and Wales) and Ulster Bank. The Royal Bank of Scotland has around 700 branches...
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    opportunity of the regency to propose marriage between Mary and his own son and heir, Edward, hoping for a union of Scotland and England. On 1 July 1543...
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  • in England include abbeys, priories and friaries, among other monastic religious houses. The sites are listed by modern (post-1974) county. The list is...
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    of the Parliament of Great Britain. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland and the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland. For acts...
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  • List of monastic houses in Scotland is a catalogue of the abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses of Scotland. In this article alien...
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    Beauclerc, was King of England from 1100 to his death in 1135. He was the fourth son of William the Conqueror and was educated in Latin and the liberal arts...
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    officers of state were included as senators, including the Lord Advocate, Lord Clerk Register, Master of Requests and the Secretary of State. The Court of Session...
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    husband, stadtholder William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in...
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    From the age of thirteen until his death, the life of King James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566–1625) was characterised by close relationships...
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    issue of banknotes in England and Wales and regulates the issuance of banknotes by commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. (Scottish and Northern...
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  • King of Scotland and swore loyalty to Edward IV of England. The follow-up invasion of Scotland under the command of Edward's brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester...
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    Longueville died in 1537, and the widower kings of England and Scotland, Henry VIII and James V, both sought the Duchess of Longueville's hand. After...
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  • as Grand Master of Grand Lodge of England in 1775, serving until 1781 and again from 1791 to 1813. Was Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Scotland from 1778...
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    The Duchess of Cornwall". In Scotland she was known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay". Although Camilla was legally Princess of Wales, she...
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  • portal List of most-subscribed YouTube channels List of most-viewed YouTube channels List of Internet phenomena Viral video YouTube "Ashens and the Quest...
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    ruler of the whole of England. In 934, he invaded Scotland and forced Constantine II to submit to him. Æthelstan's rule was resented by the Scots and Vikings...
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    James was the son of King James IV and Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England. During his childhood Scotland was governed by regents, firstly...
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    28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first...
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