Scotland (Scots: Scotland, Scottish Gaelic: Alba [ˈal̪ˠapə] ()) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a 96-mile (154-kilometre) border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and the Irish Sea to the …

Nova Scotia is Canada's second-smallest province in area, after Prince Edward Island.The province's mainland is the Nova Scotia peninsula, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and including numerous bays and estuaries.Nowhere in Nova Scotia is more than 67 km (42 mi) from the ocean. Cape Breton Island, a large island to the northeast of the Nova Scotia mainland, is also …

The High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of King Alexander III in 1286, which was an indirect cause of the Wars of Scottish Independence.. At the close of the ninth century, various competing kingdoms occupied the territory of modern Scotland. Scandinavian influence was dominant in the northern and …

Spojené kráľovstvo zaujíma väčšinu rozlohy Britských ostrovov, skupiny ostrovov ležiacich severozápadne od pobrežia Európy.Okrem dvoch hlavných ostrovov, Veľkej Británie a Írska, je tu niekoľko menších ostrovov.Premenlivé, ale mierne podnebie Britských ostrovov je ovplyvňované Atlantickým oceánom.Západné pobrežie má vysoké zrážky vďaka vetrom vanúcim od ...

Scone (/ ˈ s k uː n / (); Scottish Gaelic: Sgàin; Scots: Scuin) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.Hence the modern village of Scone, and the medieval …

The Grand Parade (sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Parade Square") is an historic military parade square dating from the founding of Halifax in 1749. At the north end of the Grand Parade is the Halifax City Hall, the seat of municipal government in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.At the south end is St. Paul's Church.In the middle of Grand Parade is the …

Malcolm IV (Medieval Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Eanric; Scottish Gaelic: Maol Chaluim mac Eanraig), nicknamed Virgo, "the Maiden" (between 23 April and 24 May 1141 – 9 December 1165) was King of Scotland from 1153 until his death. He was the eldest son of Henry, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumbria (died 1152) and Ada de Warenne.The original Malcolm Canmore, …

Kanada je zložená z desiatich provincií a troch teritórií. Medzi provincie patria Alberta, Britská Kolumbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland a Labrador, Nové Škótsko, Ontário, Ostrov princa Eduarda, Quebec a Saskatchewan. Medzi teritória patria Severozápadné teritóriá, Nunavut a Yukon. Provincie majú vysoký stupeň ...

Londýn (angl. London) je hlavné a najväčšie mesto Anglicka a Spojeného kráľovstva.Je to tretie najväčie mesto v Európe. Leží na juhovýchode krajiny pri ústí rieky Temža.V súčasnosti je pre svoju polohu a politické podmienky najvýznamnejším finančným centrom na celom svete. Produkuje 17% HDP Spojeného kráľovstva. Londýn je spoločne s mestami New York, Tokio a ...