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| | |  tartan: Encyclopedia - Clothing(See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology)
Humans nearly universally wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments, attire, or apparel) on the body. In its broadest sense, clothing is defined as coverings for the torso and limbs as well as coverings for the hands (gloves), feet (socks, shoes, sandals, boots) and head (hats, caps). For the alternative, see nudity.
Articles carried rather than worn (such as purses, canes, and umbrellas) are normally counted a ...
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - History of Scotland - Prehistoric settlement For more detail on this period see Prehistoric Scotland.
People lived in Scotland for at least 8500 years before recorded history dealt with Britain. At times during the last interglacial period (130,000 – 70,000 BC) Europe had a climate warmer than today's, and early humans may have made their way to Scotland, though archaeologists have found no traces of this. Glaciers then scoured their way across most of Britain, and only after the ice ...
See also:History of Scotland, History of Scotland - Prehistoric settlement, History of Scotland - Roman invasion, History of Scotland - Post-Roman Scotland, History of Scotland - Rise of the Kingdom of Alba, History of Scotland - Anglo-Norman influence, History of Scotland - War with England, History of Scotland - Late Mediaeval events, History of Scotland - Mary Queen of Scots, History of Scotland - Protestant Reformation, History of Scotland - Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Puritan Commonwealth, History of Scotland - Bishops Wars, History of Scotland - Civil War in England and Scotland, History of Scotland - Cromwellian Occupation and Restoration, History of Scotland - The Glorious Revolution, History of Scotland - Scottish overseas colonies, History of Scotland - Union the Hanoverians and the Jacobites, History of Scotland - Industrial Revolution Clearance and Enlightenment, History of Scotland - 20th Century Scotland, History of Scotland - 21st Century Scotland Read more here: » History of Scotland: Encyclopedia II - History of Scotland - Prehistoric settlement |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Radical War - The Radical War As 1820 began the government, frightened by the English "Cato Street Conspiracy", acted to suppress reform agitation and drew on its apparatus of spies and agents provocateurs in Scotland. A 28 man Radical Committee for organising a Provisional Government elected by delegates of local "unions" elected officers and decided to arrange military training for its supporters, giving some responsibility for the training programme to a Condorrat weaver with army experience, John Baird. On 18 March Mitchell of the Glasgow police notified the Home Secretary in England that "a meeting of the organising committee of the rabble.. ...
See also:Radical War, Radical War - Background, Radical War - Post war unrest, Radical War - The Radical War, Radical War - Proclamation, Radical War - Strike and unrest, Radical War - March on Carron, Radical War - Tne march from Strathaven, Radical War - Prisoners to Greenock, Radical War - Trials and executions, Radical War - Outcome Read more here: » Radical War: Encyclopedia II - Radical War - The Radical War |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism This section focusses on the political context. For military aspects of these campaigns see the Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobite Risings.
Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland.
James II and VII had his viceroy Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell take action to secure Ireland for the Catholic cause, culminating in the Siege of Derry which began on 7 December 1688. By then the deposed James had fled to France, and with support from King Louis XIV of France, who was already at war with William ...
See also:Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Political background, Jacobitism - Religion politics and adventurers, Jacobitism - Ireland, Jacobitism - England and Scotland, Jacobitism - The Scottish Highlands, Jacobitism - Opportunists and Adventurers, Jacobitism - Jacobite community ideology and policy, Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism, Jacobitism - Jacobite war in Ireland, Jacobitism - Bonnie Dundee, Jacobitism - The Old Pretender's attempted invasion, Jacobitism - Union and Hanoverians, Jacobitism - The 'Fifteen, Jacobitism - Jacobitism in England, Jacobitism - Spanish supported Jacobite invasion, Jacobitism - The Atterbury plot, Jacobitism - Aftermath of the 'Fifteen in Scotland, Jacobitism - The Cornbury plot, Jacobitism - 1744 French invasion attempt, Jacobitism - The 'Forty-Five', Jacobitism - Decline of Jacobitism, Jacobitism - The Elibank plot, Jacobitism - Crushing of the clans, Jacobitism - Henry IX, Jacobitism - Outcome, Jacobitism - Romantic revival, Jacobitism - Jacobite Claimants to the Thrones of England Scotland France and Ireland, Jacobitism - Future descent after the Duke of Bavaria, Jacobitism - Alternative Successions Read more here: » Jacobitism: Encyclopedia II - Jacobitism - Military campaigns and Jacobitism |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Clothing - Clothing as social message Social messages sent by clothing, accessories, and decorations can involve social status, occupation, ethnic and religious affiliation, marital status and sexual availability, etc. Humans must know the code in order to recognize the message transmitted. If different groups read the same item of clothing or decoration with different meanings, the wearer may provoke unanticipated responses.
The manner of consciously constructing, assembling, and wearing clothing to convey a social message in any culture is governed by current fashion. T ...
See also:Clothing, Clothing - Clothing as functional technology, Clothing - Clothing as social message, Clothing - Social status, Clothing - Occupation, Clothing - Ethnic political and religious affiliation, Clothing - Marital status, Clothing - Sexual availability, Clothing - Sexual fetishes involving clothing, Clothing - Religious habits and special religious clothing, Clothing - Clothing materials, Clothing - Clothing maintenance, Clothing - The life cycle of clothing, Clothing - Early 21st-century clothing styles, Clothing - Mainstream Western or international styles, Clothing - Regional styles, Clothing - Origin and history of clothing, Clothing - Future trends, Clothing - Clothing industry Read more here: » Clothing: Encyclopedia II - Clothing - Clothing as social message |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Stable belt - Current British stable belts Note that these belts are shown in cross section, the stripes actually being horizontal as worn, and are actually considerably wider than shown, although the stripes are shown in correct proportion. Where belts are asymmetrical, the left-hand side of the illustration is the uppermost as worn.
Stable belt - Cavalry/Armour.
Stable belt - Infantry.
Scottish infantry regiments are not shown, as their stable belts are in the regimental tartan.
Stable belt - Corps.
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See also:Stable belt, Stable belt - Current British stable belts, Stable belt - Cavalry/Armour, Stable belt - Infantry, Stable belt - Corps, Stable belt - Cadet and training units, Stable belt - Former Territorial Army regiments still existing as sub-units, Stable belt - Other services, Stable belt - Obsolete British stable belts, Stable belt - Cavalry/Armour, Stable belt - Infantry, Stable belt - Corps Read more here: » Stable belt: Encyclopedia II - Stable belt - Current British stable belts |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Texas - History Texas can claim that "Six Flags" have flown over its soil: the Fleur-de-lis of France, and the national flags of Spain, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America and the Confederate States of America.
Native American tribes who once lived inside the boundaries of present-day Texas include Apache, Atakapan, Bidai, Caddo, Comanche, Cherokee, Kiowa, Tonkawa, and Wichita. Currently, there are three federally recognized Native American tribes which reside in Texas: the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe ...
See also:Texas, Texas - History, Texas - Geography, Texas - Location, Texas - Natural geography, Texas - Geology, Texas - Government and politics, Texas - State law and government, Texas - County government, Texas - Municipal government, Texas - School and special districts, Texas - Politics, Texas - Economy, Texas - Film and television, Texas - Healthcare and medical research, Texas - Demographics, Texas - Ethnic origins, Texas - Cities and metropolitan areas, Texas - Largest cities, Texas - Metropolitan areas, Texas - Education, Texas - Colleges and universities, Texas - Public schools, Texas - Transportation, Texas - Highways, Texas - Airports, Texas - Professional sports, Texas - Miscellaneous information, Texas - State designations and symbols, Texas - Other state designations Read more here: » Texas: Encyclopedia II - Texas - History |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - Chav - Etymology Sources disagree on the origin of the word. The Collins English Dictionary suggests that it derives from a distortion of the Anglo-Romany word chavi meaning "child". [1] This word could have entered the English language through English dialects which have borrowed Romany words, such as Cockney where other Romany loan words are common (e.g. mush for "friend"), or Palare, a coded slang used first by travelling circus communities, and more recently in theatrical societies and among s ...
See also:Chav, Chav - Etymology, Chav - Usage, Chav - Stereotype, Chav - Elements of the stereotype, Chav - Commercial impact, Chav - Media characterisation and comment, Chav - Characterisation, Chav - Critique of the stereotype Read more here: » Chav: Encyclopedia II - Chav - Etymology |
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| | | | tartan: Encyclopedia II - South African Army - History
South African Army - Formation.
The South African military evolved within the tradition of frontier warfare fought by popular militias and small irregular commando forces, reinforced by the Afrikaners' historical distrust of large standing armies.
After the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, General Jan Smuts, the Union's first Minister of Defence, placed a high priority on creating a unified military out of the separate armies of the union's four provinces. The Defence Act (No. 13) of 1912 establis ...
See also:South African Army, South African Army - History, South African Army - Formation, South African Army - World War I, South African Army - The Interwar Period, South African Army - World War II, South African Army - The Postwar Period, South African Army - The 'Border War' 1966 - 1989, South African Army - The current South African Army, South African Army - Units, South African Army - Weapons, South African Army - Combat vehicles, South African Army - Artillery, South African Army - Non-combat vehicles Read more here: » South African Army: Encyclopedia II - South African Army - History |
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