Newcastle
A Dictionary of British Place-Names
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Newcastle, ‘new castle’, OE
nīwe +
castel (often in Latin in early spellings):
Newcastle Shrops.
Novum castrum 1284.
Newcastle under Lyme Staffs.
Novum castellum subtus Lymam 1173.
Lyme is an old district name, possibly ‘escarpment’, see
Burslem.
Newcastle upon Tyne Newc. upon T.
Novum Castellum 1130. For the river-name, see
Tynemouth.
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Flora MacDonald: The Most Loyal Rebel.
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 7/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; Flora MacDonald occupies a famous niche in Scottish history...in America she and her husband (Allan MacDonald, who had taken the oath to King George...yield a spectacular result, for Flora MacDonald's fame has always depended entirely...
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MEDIA ADVISORY-Hon. Flora MacDonald to address a joint meeting of the Canadian Club and Equal Voice
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 3/22/2006; 601 words
; ...Editors, Photo Editors WHAT: Hon. Flora MacDonald, former Minister of External Affairs...abroad. WHO: In 1979, Hon. Flora MacDonald became the first woman to be appointed...UNICEF. In 1999, Hon. Flora MacDonald was awarded the Pearson Peace Medal...
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REP. MCINTYRE TO SPEAK AT OPENING CEREMONY OF FLORA MACDONALD HIGHLAND GAMES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/4/2006; 380 words
; ...at the Opening Ceremony of the Flora Macdonald Highland Games on Saturday, October 7 at 11:00 at Flora Macdonald Academy in Red Springs. Congressman...The 30th Anniversary of the Flora Macdonald Highland Games will continue the...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Why Bonnie Prince Charlie could star in Kiss me, Kate; Beckinsale and Law being lined up for film about Young Pretender and Flora MacDonald.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 1/21/2001; 599 words
; ...legends Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald. Jude Law and Kate Beckinsale...Battle of Culloden in 1746. Flora MacDonald was the Highland heroine who helped...heroism of the 24-year-old Miss MacDonald. Scottish filmmaker John Mackenzie...
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Sustaining rural communities with Hon. Flora MacDonald
Magazine article from: Herizons; 4/1/2005; ; 640 words
; ...journey to Afghanistan. The Hon. Flora MacDonald has worked in rural Afghan communities...develop a strong community. Hon. MacDonald vividly describes how she was instrumental...Most importantly, as Hon. MacDonald went on to explain, this group...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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WHAT MAKES YOU A SCOT?; Race case judge says it's Culloden, Flodden and Flora MacDonald.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 12/12/2000; 700+ words
; ...The Scots are a nation because of Bannockburn and Flodden, Culloden and the pipes at Lucknow, Jenny Geddes and Flora MacDonald, because of frugal living and respect for learning, because of Robert Burns and Walter Scott." Mr Souster started...
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Flora E. MacDonald
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/26/2005; ; 317 words
; BELLEVILLE, Ill. - Flora E. (Russo) MacDonald, 94, of Belleville, formerly...for more than 50 years, Mrs. MacDonald was a member of the rosary group...Wife of the late Donald T. MacDonald, she is survived by a daughter...
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Flora reinvents herself
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 5/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...hard-working folk and some are exceptional. Flora MacDonald is one of those. MacDonald has had an amazing political career. But rather...and deserts. She is no dilettante tourist. MacDonald is working hard to bring a better life to some...
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How Flora's American adventure hit tragedy
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 1/23/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...MacDonalds, in particular, Flora, were "middle class" and...the serving maid of Flora MacDonald. He finally escaped to exile...decision, Flora and Allan MacDonald and the MacLeod men had arrived...the land. Flora and Allan MacDonald became the darlings of the...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Flora home fetches [pounds sterling]1m.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/19/2004; 424 words
; ...on Skye where Highland heroine Flora MacDonald saw out the last days of her life...location. To discover it had Flora MacDonald's cottage behind it was the jewel...of Flora, Alexander Livingstone MacDonald. The cottage, now adjoining the...
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MacDonald, Flora
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
MacDonald, Flora (1722–90). Born on South Uist, but educated in Edinburgh, Flora's help was enlisted during a visit...meeting her in Kingsburgh (1773), Flora MacDonald emigrated to North Carolina the following...
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Flora Macdonald
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Flora Macdonald 1722-90, Scottish Jacobite heroine. She aided Charles Edward Stuart , known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, to escape to France...
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Denison, Flora MacDonald
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Denison, Flora MacDonald (née Merrill ) (b. Feb. 1867, d. 23 May 1921). President of the (Canadian) National Suffrage Association 1911...
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Macdonald, Flora
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Macdonald, Flora (1722–90) Scottish Jacobite heroine. After the battle of Culloden (1746), Macdonald smuggled the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart , to Skye, disguised as her maid. From there, he sailed safely to Europe.
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Charles Edward Stuart
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...avert the defeat at Culloden Moor in 1746. Charles fled to a Highland refuge, then escaped abroad with the aid of Flora Macdonald . He was expelled from France after the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) and roamed about Europe, a broken...
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