Hi all, always interesting,'The week in Scottish History'. I particularly like the item regarding the return of the 'Stone of Destiny' stolen in 1296 by the English King and returned on November 30 1996. cheers, Brenda > Rampant Scotland Newsletter - Issue Number 554, dated 24 November 2007. > Your weekly insight into what has been happening in Scotland, snipped > from > the Scottish media - plus some elements of Scottish culture. > A Web version of this Newsletter, with some graphics and > newspaper-style > layout, is available at http://www.RampantScotland.com/letter.htm > If you have been passed a copy of this Newsletter by someone else, but > would like to receive your own free copy direct from Scotland, just > send an > email to Scottie@RampantScotland.com with "Subscribe" in the subject > line. Next Week in Scottish History November 25 1835 - Steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie born in Dunfermline. November 26 1836 - Death of John McAdam, inventor of "macadamisation" road surface with a smooth hard surface with a camber to ensure rainwater rapidly drained away. November 27 1703 - The greatest storm on record hit Britain with the loss of 8,000 people in 24 hours. November 28 1666 - Battle of Rullion Green on the Pentland Hills, south-west of Edinburgh, in which the King's army led by Sir Tam Dalyell defeated the Covenanters. November 29 1489 - Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England was born. She later married King James IV of Scotland in the "Union of the Thistle and the Rose". It was due to her bloodline that King James VI of Scotland was able to inherit the crown of England in 1603, after the death of his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. November 29 1599 - Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons granted its charter by King James VI. November 30 - St Andrew's Day - patron saint of Scotland. November 30 1872 - World's first international football (soccer) match, Scotland V England at West of Scotland Cricket Ground. Result was 0-0. November 30 1944 - HMS Vanguard, Britain's biggest and last battleship, was launched at Clydebank. November 30 1996 - Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I of England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle. December 1 1787 - First lighthouse in Scotland opened (at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh). It was built by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. December 1 1966 - Hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage.

Thanks Brenda I enjoyed that. Julia, sunny, hot Wellington > Hi all, > always interesting,'The week in Scottish History'. > I particularly like the item regarding the return of the 'Stone of > Destiny' stolen in 1296 by the English King and returned on November 30 > 1996. > cheers, > Brenda >> Rampant Scotland Newsletter - Issue Number 554, dated 24 November 2007. >> Your weekly insight into what has been happening in Scotland, snipped >> from >> the Scottish media - plus some elements of Scottish culture. >> A Web version of this Newsletter, with some graphics and >> newspaper-style >> layout, is available at http://www.RampantScotland.com/letter.htm >> If you have been passed a copy of this Newsletter by someone else, but >> would like to receive your own free copy direct from Scotland, just >> send an >> email to Scottie@RampantScotland.com with "Subscribe" in the subject >> line. > > Next Week in Scottish History > November 25 1835 - Steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie > born in > Dunfermline. > November 26 1836 - Death of John McAdam, inventor of "macadamisation" > road > surface with a smooth hard surface with a camber to ensure rainwater > rapidly drained away. > November 27 1703 - The greatest storm on record hit Britain with the > loss > of 8,000 people in 24 hours. > November 28 1666 - Battle of Rullion Green on the Pentland Hills, > south-west of Edinburgh, in which the King's army led by Sir Tam Dalyell > defeated the Covenanters. > November 29 1489 - Margaret Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England was > born. She later married King James IV of Scotland in the "Union of the > Thistle and the Rose". It was due to her bloodline that King James VI of > Scotland was able to inherit the crown of England in 1603, after the > death > of his cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. > November 29 1599 - Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons granted its > charter by King James VI. > November 30 - St Andrew's Day - patron saint of Scotland. > November 30 1872 - World's first international football (soccer) match, > Scotland V England at West of Scotland Cricket Ground. Result was 0-0. > November 30 1944 - HMS Vanguard, Britain's biggest and last battleship, > was > launched at Clydebank. > November 30 1996 - Stone of Destiny, stolen from Scone by King Edward I > of > England in 1296, returned to Scotland and installed in Edinburgh Castle. > December 1 1787 - First lighthouse in Scotland opened (at Kinnaird Head, > Fraserburgh). It was built by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson. > December 1 1966 - Hurricane-force winds caused widespread damage. > > > Queensland Dead Persons Society > Toowoomba www.audps.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >