Early modern Scotland
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Early modern Scotland was the period between the late 15th and early 18th centuries marked by religious upheaval, political union with England, and significant social and economic transformation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Early modern Scotland canonical | 3 |
| Ancien Régime in Scotland | 1 |
| Early Modern Scotland | 1 |
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Target entity: Early modern Scotland Context triple: [Scottish Covenanter government, historicalRegion, Early modern Scotland]
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Medieval Scotland
Medieval Scotland was the historical kingdom that emerged in the early Middle Ages and developed into a distinct feudal monarchy with its own legal, cultural, and political institutions prior to the early modern period.
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Renaissance Scotland
Renaissance Scotland was the period, roughly from the late 15th to early 17th centuries, when Scotland experienced a flourishing of arts, architecture, learning, and court culture influenced by broader European Renaissance trends.
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Scottish Renaissance
The Scottish Renaissance was a 20th-century cultural movement in Scotland that revitalized national literature, arts, and identity through modernist experimentation and renewed use of the Scots language.
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History of Scotland 1542–1603
History of Scotland 1542–1603 is an influential 18th-century historical work by William Robertson that examines Scotland’s political and religious transformation during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI.
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Early Modern Ireland
Early Modern Ireland was the transformative era from the late 15th to the 18th century marked by Tudor and Stuart conquest, religious conflict, plantation, and the consolidation of English rule over the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Early modern Scotland Target entity description: Early modern Scotland was the period between the late 15th and early 18th centuries marked by religious upheaval, political union with England, and significant social and economic transformation.
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A.
Medieval Scotland
Medieval Scotland was the historical kingdom that emerged in the early Middle Ages and developed into a distinct feudal monarchy with its own legal, cultural, and political institutions prior to the early modern period.
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B.
Renaissance Scotland
Renaissance Scotland was the period, roughly from the late 15th to early 17th centuries, when Scotland experienced a flourishing of arts, architecture, learning, and court culture influenced by broader European Renaissance trends.
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C.
Scottish Renaissance
The Scottish Renaissance was a 20th-century cultural movement in Scotland that revitalized national literature, arts, and identity through modernist experimentation and renewed use of the Scots language.
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D.
History of Scotland 1542–1603
History of Scotland 1542–1603 is an influential 18th-century historical work by William Robertson that examines Scotland’s political and religious transformation during the reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI.
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Early Modern Ireland
Early Modern Ireland was the transformative era from the late 15th to the 18th century marked by Tudor and Stuart conquest, religious conflict, plantation, and the consolidation of English rule over the island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| capital | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Scottish Wars
NERFINISHED
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Jacobite rising of 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough Wooing NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalMovement | Scottish Enlightenment (late phase beginnings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicTrend |
population growth
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urbanisation ⓘ |
| economicChange |
development of linen industry
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expansion of overseas commerce ⓘ growth of burgh-based trade ⓘ |
| education |
expansion of parish schools
ⓘ
reform of Scottish universities ⓘ |
| endTime | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Scotland in the modern era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Medieval Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Acts of Union 1707
NERFINISHED
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Glorious Revolution in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Restoration Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of the Crowns NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfState |
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
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Charles I of England and Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles II of England and Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James IV of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James V of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ James VI and I NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary, Queen of Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ William II of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
NERFINISHED
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Church of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ University of St Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalChange |
parliamentary union with England and Wales in 1707
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personal union with England under James VI and I ⓘ |
| politicalEntity |
Parliament of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousChange | establishment of a reformed national kirk ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Acts of Union (1707)
NERFINISHED
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Bishops’ Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Glorious Revolution (1688–1689) NERFINISHED ⓘ Restoration of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Reformation NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of the Crowns (1603) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialChange |
decline of feudal structures
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increased literacy ⓘ rise of a professional middle class ⓘ |
| startTime | late 15th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Early modern Scotland Description of subject: Early modern Scotland was the period between the late 15th and early 18th centuries marked by religious upheaval, political union with England, and significant social and economic transformation.
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