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Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
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Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.
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Born c.1513 • Scotland
Died March 1, 1546 • Edinburgh • Scotland
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John Napier
John Napier
Scottish mathematician
Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson
Scottish minister
Andrew Melville, engraving
Andrew Melville
Scottish clergyman and scholar
John Erskine
Scottish religious leader [1509–1591]
James Melville
Scottish clergyman
William Kirkcaldy
Scottish soldier
Alexander Cunningham, 5th earl of Glencairn
Scottish noble
Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
Scottish intriguer
John Swinney
Scottish politician
Nicola Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon
Scottish politician
Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Scottish politician
Daniel Mytens: portrait of James I
James I
king of England and Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary
queen of Scotland
Humza Yousaf
Humza Yousaf
first minister of Scotland
William Wallace
William Wallace
Scottish hero
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce
king of Scotland
John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane and Holland
Scottish politician
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
James Hepburn, 4th earl of Bothwell
Scottish noble
David I
David I
king of Scotland
George Gordon, 1st marquess and 6th earl of Huntly
Scottish conspirator