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Clan Urquhart, the Glossary

Urquhart is a Highland Scottish clan.^[1]

48 relations: Aberdeenshire, Adam and Eve, Battle of Atbara, Battle of Culloden, Battle of Pinkie, Battle of Sheriffmuir, Battle of Worcester, Black Isle, Castlecraig, Celts, Charles Edward Stuart, Charles I of England, Columba, Covenanters, Craigston Castle, Cromarty, Cromarty Castle, David II of Scotland, Elgin, Moray, English Civil War, Erysimum, Erysimum cheiri, François Rabelais, Glen Urquhart, Henrietta Tayler, Henry Raeburn, Jacobite rising of 1715, James VI and I, King's College, Aberdeen, Loch Ness, Malcolm III of Scotland, Mitchell Library, Rome, Scotland, Scottish clan, Scottish clan chief, Scottish Gaelic, Sire, Spanish Navy, Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, Stuart Restoration, Sudan, Tower of London, Ulster, Urquhart Castle, Vestiarium Scoticum, Wild boar, William Wallace.
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Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Aiberdeenshire; Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

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Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.

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Battle of Atbara

The Battle of Atbara also known as the Battle of the Atbara River took place during the Mahdist War.

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Battle of Culloden

The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746, near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.

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Battle of Pinkie

The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland.

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Battle of Sheriffmuir

The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland.

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Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Black Isle

The Black Isle (an t-Eilean Dubh) is a peninsula within Ross and Cromarty, in the Scottish Highlands.

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Castlecraig

Castlecraig, also known as Craig Castle and Castle Craig, is a 16th-century fortification located on the north shore of the Black Isle in northern Scotland.

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Celts

The Celts (see pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples were a collection of Indo-European peoples.

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Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Columba

Columba or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Craigston Castle

Craigston Castle is a 17th-century country house located about north-east of Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is an historic home of the Urquhart family.

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Cromarty

Cromarty (Cromba) is a town, civil parish and former royal burgh in Ross and Cromarty, in the Highland area of Scotland.

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Cromarty Castle

Cromarty Castle was a castle in Cromarty, Scotland.

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David II of Scotland

David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) was King of Scotland from 1329 until his death in 1371.

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Elgin, Moray

Elgin (Ailgin; Eilginn) is a historic town (former cathedral city) and formerly a royal burgh in Moray, Scotland.

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English Civil War

The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651.

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Erysimum

Erysimum, or wallflower, is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae.

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Erysimum cheiri

Erysimum cheiri, syn. Cheiranthus cheiri, the wallflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae), native to Greece, but widespread as an introduced species elsewhere.

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François Rabelais

François Rabelais (born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author.

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Glen Urquhart

Glenurquhart or Glen Urquhart (Gleann Urchadain) is a glen running to the west of the village of Drumnadrochit in the Highland council area of Scotland.

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Henrietta Tayler

Henrietta Tayler, known as Hetty (24 March 1869 – 10 April 1951), was a London-born Jacobite scholar and First World War nurse.

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Henry Raeburn

Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter.

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Jacobite rising of 1715

The Jacobite rising of 1715 (Bliadhna Sheumais; or 'the Fifteen') was the attempt by James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) to regain the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland for the exiled Stuarts.

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James VI and I

James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.

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King's College, Aberdeen

King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, the full title of which is The University and King's College of Aberdeen (Collegium Regium Aberdonense), is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and now an integral part of the University of Aberdeen.

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Loch Ness

Loch Ness (Loch Nis) is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness.

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Malcolm III of Scotland

Malcolm III (label; Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh; c. 1031–13 November 1093) was King of Alba from 1058 to 1093.

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Mitchell Library

The Mitchell Library is a large public library located in the Charing Cross area of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish clan

A Scottish clan (from Scottish Gaelic clann, literally 'children', more broadly 'kindred') is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clan Urquhart and Scottish clan are Scottish clans.

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Scottish clan chief

The Scottish Gaelic word clann means children. Clan Urquhart and Scottish clan chief are Scottish clans.

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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.

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Sire

Sire is an archaic respectful form of address to reigning kings in Europe.

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Spanish Navy

The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world.

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Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs

The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs (SCSC) is the organisation that represents the Chiefs of many prominent Scottish Clans and Families. Clan Urquhart and Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs are Scottish clans.

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Stuart Restoration

The Stuart Restoration was the re-instatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.

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Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England.

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Ulster

Ulster (Ulaidh or Cúige Uladh; Ulstèr or Ulster) is one of the four traditional or historic Irish provinces.

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Urquhart Castle

Urquhart Castle (Caisteal na Sròine) is a ruined castle that sits beside Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

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Vestiarium Scoticum

The Vestiarium Scoticum (full title, Vestiarium Scoticum: from the Manuscript formerly in the Library of the Scots College at Douay. With an Introduction and Notes, by John Sobieski Stuart) is a book which was first published in 1842 by William Tait of Edinburgh in a limited edition.

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Wild boar

The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania.

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William Wallace

Sir William Wallace (Uilleam Uallas,; Norman French: William le Waleys; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Urquhart

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