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he discovered and charted the longest river in Canada
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he was a real life Robinson Crusoe
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In the 1850s he discovered the Victoria Falls
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he was a key figure in the Wars of Independence against English occupation. Bruce was crowned in 1306 and reigned until his death in 1329. The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 was one of the main turning points of the war. He was potrayed in film Bravehearth
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participated in the 1715 Jacobite uprising. Sir Walter Scott immortalised him in the book of the same name.
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she was made famous for her part in sheltering Bonnie Prince Charlie on his escape through Scotland
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William Wallace would become the leader of the Scots' resistance against the English occupation at the beginning of the Wars of Independence. He defeated the army of Edward I at the battle of Stirling Bridge 1297
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led the ill-fated Jacobite rebellion of 1745 which, despite being a much smaller army than expected, managed to reach Derby. The rebellion was effectively crushed at the Battle of Culloden in 1746
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He won several battles for the king Charles I in war of 3 kingdoms, but was defeated by Leslie at Philiphaugh in 1645
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John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee 开始学习
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He controlled the Covenanters in the reign of James II where he earned the name 'Bloody Clavers'. Claverhouse became a Jacobite hero
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He made a fortune in the steel industry in US and built over 2500 free libraries
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He opened world's first savings bank
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The true founder of classical economics. Author of The Wealth of Nations
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He was leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister in four governments from 1868 to 1894
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he was a key figure in the Reformation in Scotland. Influenced by John Calvin, he often came in to conflict with Mary Queen of Scots who was Catholic
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Crowned first King of Scots in 843
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She was the ruler in 16th century. Her cousin was Elizabeth 1 and she was executed by her
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He united Scotland and England in 1603
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He was the first Scottish king to make a pilgrimage to Rome in 1050. He was made into Shakespeare's play
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He invented the threshing machine which was used to remover the outer husks from grain
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Watt steam engine, the Si unit of energy. He brought designs to reduce waste and improve the efficiency of steam engines
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Architect who designed Hopetoun House, Culzean Castle and Charlotte Square home to the Georgian House
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He demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space in the form of waves and at the constant speed of light. He helped establish radio waves.
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He invented vacuum flask (termos) and cordite
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He was a distinguished geologist and a great encouragement to Charles Darwin when he was laying the groundwork of evolutionary biology. He published Principals of Geology
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He theorised the concept of logarithms
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He discovered penicillin in 1928
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He changed tyres of a bicycle from solid rubber to having pneumatic tyre
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iddler composer and folklorist
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Actor who played in Trainspotting, The Full Monty
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He played Hagrid in Harry Potter, Danny in Tutti Frutti
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Renowned composer contemporary to Burns
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Most famous comic to come out of scotland
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Actor who played Senator Palpatine in he Star Wars films
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Eurythmics known for 'Sweet Dreams'
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Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Hearth of Midlothian and The Lady of the Lake, Waverly
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Strange Case of Dr Jerkyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, Treasure island
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The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road, Complicity and his final novel, The Quarry
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A Red, Red Rose, A Man's a Man for A' That and Tam o' Shanter, Auld Lang Syne
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was a selection of artistic collectives that emerged in the 1870s, flourishing between the 1890s and 1910. The 'school' was composed of The Four, which included renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret MacDonald
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Scotland's most original architect. He designed Glasgow School of Art, Hill house in Helensburgh and House of an Art Lover
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He rowed across the North Atlantic from Cape Cod to the Aran Islands in 90 days
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Professional golfer and golf course architect
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Celtic striker football player
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Scotland's most successful golfer, holds the world record for European Tour Order of Merit titles with eight wins.
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The Flying Scotsman, cyclist
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most successful Olympic athlete and the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time
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What Scottish title was given to Prince William and Kate Middleton once they were married? 开始学习
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Earl and Countess of Strathearn
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First Minister of Scotland
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Founder of the Scottish Labour Party
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