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Curse Of Scotland
The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card.The Oxford English Dictionary (1971) and Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (1983) give similar definitions The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card. Earliest printed references In a book printed in London in 1708, ''The British Apollo, or, Curious amusements for the ingenious'', a question is posed: Q. ''Why is the'' Nine of Diamonds ''called'' the curse of Scotland? A. Diamonds as the Ornamental Jewels of a Regnal Crown, imply no more in the above-nam'd Proverb than a mark of Royalty, for SCOTLAND'S ''Kings'' for many Ages, were observ'd, each ''Ninth'' to be a ''Tyrant'', who by Civil Wars, and all the fatal consequences of intestine discord, plunging the ''Divided Kingdom'' into strange Disorders, gave occasion, ''in the course of time'', to form the Proverb.. See also (entry for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Of Diamonds
The Curse of Scotland is a nickname used for the nine of diamonds playing card.The Oxford English Dictionary (1971) and Chambers 20th Century Dictionary (1983) give similar definitions The expression has been used at least since the early 18th century, and many putative explanations have been given for the origin of this nickname for the card. Earliest printed references In a book printed in London in 1708, ''The British Apollo, or, Curious amusements for the ingenious'', a question is posed: Q. ''Why is the'' Nine of Diamonds ''called'' the curse of Scotland? A. Diamonds as the Ornamental Jewels of a Regnal Crown, imply no more in the above-nam'd Proverb than a mark of Royalty, for SCOTLAND'S ''Kings'' for many Ages, were observ'd, each ''Ninth'' to be a ''Tyrant'', who by Civil Wars, and all the fatal consequences of intestine discord, plunging the ''Divided Kingdom'' into strange Disorders, gave occasion, ''in the course of time'', to form the Proverb.. See also (entry for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beer Card
In trick-taking card games such as bridge, the beer card is a name informally given to the seven of diamonds (). Players may agree that if a player wins the last trick of a hand with the , their partner must buy them a beer. This is not considered as part of the rules of these games, but is an optional and informal side-bet between players. This practice likely originates from Danish Tarok or Skat in the middle of the 20th century.McLeod, JohnContract Bridgeat pagat.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016. Requirements The requirements vary depending on whether the winner of the last trick is the declarer or a defender. In most cases, though, the last trick must be won by . For declarer, the requirements are generally that: *He must make the contract (exceptions may be made for a successful ) *Diamonds must not be trumps (though some people play that only diamond , and not games or slams, are excluded) *He must take a justifiable line to win as many tricks as possible For a defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Greek ''hippeis'' and '' hoplite'' (ἱππεῖς) and Roman '' eques'' and ''centurion'' of classical antiquity. In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in battle on horseback. Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship (and especially the joust) from its origins in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Chambers (publisher Born 1802)
Robert Chambers (; 10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. Chambers was an early phrenologist in the Edinburgh Phrenological Society. He was also the anonymous author of ''Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation'', which was so controversial that his authorship was not acknowledged until after his death. Early life Chambers was born in Peebles in the Scottish Borders 10 July 1802 to Jean Gibson (''c''. 1781–1843) and James Chambers, a cotton manufacturer. He was their second son of six children. The town had changed little in centuries. The town had old and new parts, each consisting of little more than a single street. Peebles was mainly inhabited by weavers and labourers living in thatched cottages. His father, James Chambers, made his living as a cott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James, Duke Of York
James VII and II (14 October 1633 16 September 1701) was King of England and King of Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His reign is now remembered primarily for conflicts over religious tolerance, but it also involved struggles over the principles of absolutism and the divine right of kings. His deposition ended a century of political and civil strife in England by confirming the primacy of the English Parliament over the Crown. James succeeded to the thrones of England, Ireland, and Scotland following the death of his brother with widespread support in all three countries, largely because the principles of eligibility based on divine right and birth were widely accepted. Tolerance of his personal Catholicism did not extend to tolerance of Catholicism in general, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Of Lorraine
Mary of Guise (french: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was a French people, French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in Kingdom of France, France. She was List of Scottish royal consorts, Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. As the mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, she was a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that marked mid-16th-century Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland, ruling the kingdom as List of regents#Scotland, regent on behalf of her daughter from 1554 until her death in 1560. The eldest of the twelve children born to Claude, Duke of Guise, and Antoinette de Bourbon, in 1534 Mary was married to Louis II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville, the Grand Chamberlain of France. The marriage was arranged by King Francis I of France, but proved shortlived. The Duke of Longueville died in 1537, and the widower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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