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1682 In Scotland
Events from the year 1682 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Incumbents * Monarch β Charles II Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session β Sir David Falconer from 5 June * Lord Justice General β George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen; James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth * Lord Justice Clerk β Sir Richard Maitland Events * 11 February β William Douglas is elevated to the rank of Marquess of Queensberry in the Peerage of Scotland. * Advocates Library is founded as the law library of the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. * Chair of Professor of Humanity created at the University of Glasgow. * Probable date β Inuit seen in Orkney. * Ongoing β The Killing Time. Births * April β James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, nobleman and statesman (died 1742) * June (in England) β Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, nobleman, politician, lawyer, businessman and soldier (died 1761) * 24 October β William Aikman, portrait painter (died 1731) * 23 December β James Gib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland (; , ) was a sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with England. It suffered many invasions by the English, but under Robert the Bruce it fought a successful War of Independence and remained an independent state throughout the late Middle Ages. Following the annexation of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles from Norway in 1266 and 1472 respectively, and the final capture of the Royal Burgh of Berwick by England in 1482, the territory of the Kingdom of Scotland corresponded to that of modern-day Scotland, bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King of England, joining Scotland with England in a personal union. In 1707, during the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Of Humanity
The Professor of Humanity is a Professorship at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Under the Nova Erectio of James VI the teaching of Latin was in the responsibility of the Regents. The title of Professor of Humanity was, on occasion, attached to one of the Regents' number from 1618. A separate Chair was created in 1682. After lapse it was revived in 1706. Humanity Professors * James Young MA (1682) * Andrew Ross MA (1706) * George Ross MA (1735) * George Muirhead MA (1754) * William Richardson MA (1773) * Josiah Walker MA (1815) * William Ramsay MA (1831-1863) * George Gilbert Ramsay MA LLD DLitt (1863-1906) * John Swinnerton Phillimore MA LLD LittD (1906-1927) * William Rennie CBE MA LLD LittD (1927-1934) * Christian James Fordyce MA LLD (1934-1971) * Peter Gerald Walsh MA PhD DLitt FRSE (1971-1991) * Roger Philip Hywell Green BA BLitt (1995-2008) See also *Humanity ''(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Gibbs
James Gibbs (23 December 1682 β 5 August 1754) was one of Britain's most influential architects. Born in Aberdeen, he trained as an architect in Rome, and practised mainly in England. He is an important figure whose work spanned the transition between English Baroque architecture and Georgian architecture heavily influenced by Andrea Palladio. Among his most important works are St Martin-in-the-Fields (at Trafalgar Square), the cylindrical, domed Radcliffe Camera at Oxford University, and the Senate House at Cambridge University. Gibbs very privately was a Roman Catholic and a Tory. Because of this and his age, he had a somewhat removed relation to the Palladian movement which came to dominate English architecture during his career. The Palladians were largely Whigs, led by Lord Burlington and Colen Campbell, a fellow Scot who developed a rivalry with Gibbs. Gibbs' professional Italian training under the Baroque master Carlo Fontana also set him uniquely apart from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
23 December
Events Pre-1600 * 484 – The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity. * 558 – Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks. * 583 – Maya queen Yohl Ik'nal is crowned ruler of Palenque. * 962 – The Sack of Aleppo as part of the ArabβByzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo. *1598 – Arauco War: Governor of Chile MartΓn GarcΓa ΓΓ±ez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru. 1601β1900 *1688 – As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary. *1783 – George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. *1793 – The Battle of Savenay: A decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1731 In Great Britain
Events from the year 1731 in Great Britain. Incumbents * Monarch β George II * Prime Minister β Robert Walpole ( Whig) * Parliament β 7th Events * 16 March β Treaty of Vienna signed between the Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and Spain. * April β trader Robert Jenkins has his ear cut off by Spanish coast guards in Cuba, '' casus belli'' for the War of Jenkins' Ear in 1739. * 28 April β a fire at White's Chocolate House, near St. James's Palace in London, destroys the historic club and the paintings therein, but is kept from spreading by the fast response of firemen. * 4 June β great fire destroys much of the centre of Blandford Forum, Dorset. * 5 June β Tiverton fire of 1731, a great fire in Tiverton, Devon. * 23 August β the oldest known sports score in history is recorded in the description of a cricket match at Richmond Green, when the team of Thomas Chambers of Middlesex defeats the Duke of Richmond's team by 119 to 79. * September β ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Aikman (painter)
William Aikman (24 October 16827 June 1731) was a Scottish portraitist. Life and career Aikman was the son of William Aikman, of Cairney. His father intended that he should follow the law, and gave him an education suitable to these views; but the strong predilection of the son to the fine arts induced him to attach himself to painting alone. Poetry, painting, and music have, with justice, been called sister arts. Mr. Aikman was fond of poetry; and was particularly delighted with those unforced strains which, proceeding from the heart, are calculated to touch the congenial feelings of sympathetic minds. It was this propensity that attached him so warmly to Allan Ramsay, the Doric bard of Scotland. Though younger than Ramsay, Mr. Aikman, while at college, formed an intimate acquaintance with him, which constituted a principal part of his happiness at that time, and of which he always bore the tenderest recollection. It was the same delicate bias of mind which at a future perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 October
Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. *1260 – Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. *1360 – The Treaty of BrΓ©tigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. *1590 – John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. *1596 – The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port. 1601β1900 *1641 – Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England. *1648 – The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. *1795 – Poland is completely consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 In Scotland
Events from the year 1761 in Scotland. Incumbents Law officers * Lord Advocate β Thomas Miller of Glenlee * Solicitor General for Scotland β James Montgomery jointly with Francis Garden Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session β Lord Arniston, the younger * Lord Justice General β Lord Ilay to 15 April; then from 27 June Marquess of Tweeddale * Lord Justice Clerk β Lord Tinwald Events * 22 October β Relief Church founded as a liberal Presbyterian denomination at Colinsburgh by Thomas Gillespie, Thomas Boston and Thomas Colier. * Fenwick Weavers' Society formed at Fenwick, East Ayrshire. * Penicuik House in Midlothian built in Palladian style on the site of an earlier house by Sir James Clerk, 3rd Baronet, for himself. * Dunmore Pineapple built. Births * 17 January β James Hall, geologist (died 1832) * 7 June β John Rennie the Elder, civil engineer (died 1821 in London) * 27 August β William Young, Royal Navy officer (died 1847 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke Of Argyll
Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of Strasbourg (d. 991) was also rendered in Old French. There is also a secondary association of its first element with the Greek prefix '' archi-'' meaning "chief, master", to Norman England in the high medieval period. The form ''Archibald'' became particularly popular among Scottish nobility in the later medieval to early modern periods, whence usage as a surname is derived by the 18th century, found especially in Scotland and later Nova Scotia. Given name English diminutives or hypocorisms include '' Arch, Archy, Archie, and Baldie (nickname)''. Variants include French ''Archambault, Archaimbaud, Archenbaud, Archimbaud'', Italian '' Archimboldo, Arcimbaldo, Arcimboldo'', Portuguese '' Arquibaldo, Arquimbaldo'' and Spanish ''Archib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1742 In Great Britain
Events from the year 1742 in Great Britain. Incumbents * Monarch β George II * Prime Minister β Robert Walpole ( Whig) (until 11 February); Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington ( Whig) (starting 16 February) * Parliament β 9th Events * January β the House of Commons votes on the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. It becomes a motion of no confidence which leads to the resignation of Robert Walpole. * 9 January β Robert Walpole made Earl of Orford and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. On his formally relinquishing office five days later, he will have served 20 years and 314 days as Prime Minister, the longest single term ever, and also longer than the accumulated terms of any other British Prime Minister. * 14 January β Edmond Halley dies at Greenwich aged 85; he is succeeded as Astronomer Royal by James Bradley. * 12 February β John Carteret, 2nd Lord Carteret becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Graham, 1st Duke Of Montrose
James Graham, 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of Montrose (April 16827 January 1742) was a Scottish aristocratic statesman in the early eighteenth century. Life He was the only son of James Graham, 3rd Marquess of Montrose and Lady Christian Leslie. On 31 March 1702 he married Christian Carnegie, daughter of David Carnegie, 3rd Earl of Northesk. Together they had several sons, including William Graham and Lord George Graham. Originally the fourth Marquess of Montrose, James was elevated to a dukedom in 1707, as a reward for his important support of the Act of Union, whilst being Lord President of the Scottish Privy Council. He was Lord High Admiral of Scotland from 1705 to 1706. He was Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1709 to 1713 and served as Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland from 1716 to 1733. He was also a Lord of the Regency for Great Britain in 1714, upon the death of Queen Anne. Furthermore, he served briefly as Secretary of State for Scotland at the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Killing Time
The Killing Time was a period of conflict in Scottish history between the Presbyterian Covenanter movement, based largely in the south west of the country, and the government forces of Kings Charles II and James VII. The period, roughly from 1679 to the Glorious Revolution of 1688, was subsequently called ''The Killing Time'' by Robert Wodrow in his ''The History of the Sufferings of the Church of Scotland from the Restoration to the Revolution'', published in 1721β22. It is an important episode in the martyrology of the Church of Scotland. Background In the century following the Reformation Parliament of 1560, the question of church government had been one of growing tension between popular opinion and the Monarch. While the Church of Scotland was Presbyterian in its legal status according to various acts of Parliament, King James VI had developed a compromise which tended towards an Episcopalian church government, but Calvinist theology. When King Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
