Walter Scott (Sir Walter Scott, 1 er baronnet [1]) est un poète, écrivain et historien écossais né le 15 août 1771 à Édimbourg et mort le 21 septembre 1832 à Abbotsford.. Avocat de formation, amateur d'antiquités [2], il parcourt d'abord l'Écosse, à la recherche de son passé.Au tournant des XVIII e et XIX e siècles, il se lance dans la littérature, publiant des textes anciens ...

Sir Walter Scott, I baronetto (Edimburgo, 15 agosto 1771 – Abbotsford House, 21 settembre 1832) è stato uno scrittore, poeta e romanziere scozzese, considerato il padre del moderno romanzo storico Biografia Primi anni di vita La casa a Edimburgo dove Walter Scott visse dai quattro ai ventisei anni (tra il 1775 e il 1797) ...

Walter Scott, segundo Baronet (Edimburgo, 16 de agosto de 1772 – Abbotsford House, 21 de septiembre de 1832) fue un escritor británico prolífico del Romanticismo, especializado en novelas históricas, género del que puede considerarse inventor, [1] además de ser poeta y editor.Fue conocido en toda Europa en su época, y, en cierto sentido, fue el primer autor que …

1643 – First English Civil War: Roundhead forces under Sir William Waller led a successful surprise attack in Hampshire on a winter garrison of Cavalier infantry and cavalry.; 1769 – Dartmouth College was established by royal charter in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire.; 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing, …

Walter Scott (Edinburgh, 14 augustus 1771 – Abbotsford House, Abbotsford, 21 september 1832) was een Schots dichter en schrijver, vooral bekend door zijn historische romans. ... Sir Walter Scott is overleden in zijn huis Abbotsford House en ligt begraven – zoals het zijn wens was ...

John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu KCIE CSI DL (10 June 1866 – 30 March 1929), was a British Conservative politician and promoter of motoring. He is the father of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu who would go on to found the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu in Montagu's memory.

Le Morte d'Arthur (originally written as le morte Darthur; inaccurate Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table, along with their respective folklore.In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his …

Sir George Gilbert Scott RA (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he started his career as a leading designer of workhouses.Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him. Scott was the architect of …

Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since / ˈ w eɪ v ər l i / is a historical novel by Walter Scott (1771–1832). Scott was already famous as a poet, and chose to publish it anonymously in 1814 as his first venture into prose fiction.It is often regarded as one of the first historical novels in the Western tradition.. Edward Waverley, an English gentleman of honour, chooses an occupation …

Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field is a historical romance in verse of 16th-century Scotland and England by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1808.Consisting of six cantos, each with an introductory epistle, and copious antiquarian notes, it concludes with the Battle of Flodden in 1513.