Scotland, The Brave.

I don't know if there are many scots around; but, as 2014 it's likely to be an important year for the proud northern nation, let's start a new thread about Scotland, its people and achievements.

I can't see a better begining than with Scotland's National Poet: Robert Burns.

I am Scots Irish descent. 5.3million Scots in Scotland, 5.2 million in Canada (Scots among the first to settle Canada), and 6.6 million in the US (two famous Scots descent Americans - Sam Houston and Jimmy Stewart). Must be a few Scots on here surely?

Terry

Four more famous Scots

the most famous Russian Scot is poet Mikhail Lermontov. His ancestor George Learmonth was captured and remained in Russia in 1613. According to legend, he was descended from a famous Thomas the Rhymer of Erkeldun, the famous Scottish bard.

"We didn't fight for glory, not for money, nor for honour. We fought for freedom; which no good man surrenders, but for his life" Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn, 1314.

Here's Mr.Burns again !

Beautiful Scottish Churches.
This one, one of the most special, being the one used by the Royal Family when on holiday at Balmoral.
You will see this Church often on Christmas Day !

More views of Crathie......this time in Blue !

Spectacular Scottish scenery.

commander of Russian troops in the War of 1812 - Russian general of Scottish descent Mikhail Bogdanovich Barclay de Tolly

Jan III Sobieski (1629-1696) was a king of Poland whose main claim to fame is in raising the siege of Vienna on 12 September 1683 & subsequently destroying the invading Turkish army.



His granddaughter, Maria Klementyna Sobieska) (1702–1735)


Married James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender)


One of their two sons was Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

Glenfinnan Loch Shiel - Bonnie Prince Charlie Monument

Lady Catherine Gordon(1645-1691) was the daughter of George, 2nd Marquess of Huntly,and Anne Campbell (of the Earls of Argyll).

In 1659 she married a Polish nobleman named Jan Andrzej Morsztyn (1613-1693).

Their granddaughter, Catherine, became mother to the last king of Poland, Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, who was thus a descendent of the Scottish Kings.

Stanislaw II August Poniatowski


Given that royalty married royalty, there must be heaps of these sorts of connections between any two countries in Europe & The British Isles. These are just two that I've found between Scotland & Poland

Here are images of a couple of similar stamps featuring a portrait of Scottish poet Robert Burns, designed by the State Printing Works (Goznak), and issued by Russia (USSR), the first printed by photogravure and issued on August 27, 1956, and the second engraved and issued on June 29, 1957, both stamps commemorating the 160th anniversary of Burns's death, Scott Nos. 1861 & 1861A, Zagorski Nos. 1843 & 1936.

- nethryk

THOMAS COCHRANE
Born 14-Dec-1875 in Annsfield - Lanarkshire, Scotland.

In 1817 he was contracted by the Chilean government to organise their Navy.



While in charge of the Chilean Navy, Cochrane also contributed to Peruvian independence.
In fact, in 1820 a naval expeditionary force was organised by the government of Chile whose target was to support the independence of Peru from Spanish rule and extinguish the Spanish presence in that region.

Wonderful idea for a thread!

I (of Scots-Irish descent) offer a modern Scot, David Tennant (née McDonald) as the Tenth Doctor, received from Scotland (thanks again stampgal!):

David Crockett, of French Huguenot, and Scots/Irish descent. Congressman and Defender of The Alamo.

Terry




Crockett's Last Sunrise by Mark Churms

Scottish American industrialist/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.