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Hace 5 días · Scots language, historic language of the people of Lowland Scotland and one closely related to English. Scots is directly descended from Northern English, which displaced Scots Gaelic in portions of Scotland in the 11th–14th centuries as a consequence of Anglo-Norman rule there.
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Hace 2 días · Scotland is the most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. It has a long and complicated history with England, with which it was merged in 1707 to form the United Kingdom. Its capital is Edinburgh.
Hace 2 días · The Scots language originated from Northumbrian Old English. The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria stretched from south Yorkshire to the Firth of Forth from where the Scottish elite continued the language shift northwards.
Hace 2 días · Gaelic language and culture originated in Ireland, extending to Dál Riata in western Scotland. In antiquity, the Gaels traded with the Roman Empire and also raided Roman Britain. In the Middle Ages, Gaelic culture became dominant throughout the rest of Scotland and the Isle of Man.
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Hace 4 días · 1. Is Scots the same as Scottish? No, Scots and Scottish are not the same. Scots is a distinct language from Scottish English or Scottish Gaelic. It specifically refers to the variety spoken in Lowland Scotland and parts of Ulster. 2. What is correct Scottish or Scots? Both Scottish and Scots have different uses.
Hace 2 días · A far smaller English army destroyed the greatest Scottish force ever prepared to invade England at Flodden Field in 1513, inflicting 10,000 casualties on the Scots in two hours. Once more in 1542 at Solway Moss, 3,000 English soldiers routed a 15,000-man Scottish force, taking 1,200 Scots prisoners.
Hace 3 días · Edinburgh, capital city of Scotland, located in southeastern Scotland with its center near the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. A city of somber theatricality, it is a major center for finance, law, tourism, education, and cultural affairs. Learn more about the city and its history in this article.
