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LESLIE , a See also:police See also:burgh of Fifeshire, See also:Scotland. Pop. (1901) 3587. It lies on the See also:Leven, the vale of which is overlooked by the See also:town, 4 m. W. of Markinch by the See also:North See also:British railway. The See also:industries include See also:paper-making, See also:flax-See also:spinning, See also:bleaching and See also:linen-See also:weaving. The old See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church claims to be the " See also:Christ's See also:Kirk on the See also:Green " of the See also:ancient See also:ballads of that name. A See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone on the Green, called the See also:Bull Stone, is said to have been used when bull-baiting was a popular pastime. Leslie See also:House, the seat of the See also:earl of See also:Rothes, designed by See also:Sir See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Bruce, rivalled Holyrood in magnificence. It was noted for its See also:tapestry and its See also:gallery of See also:family portraits and other pictures, including a
portrait of See also:Rembrandt by himself. See also:Daniel See also:Defoe considered its See also:park the See also:glory of the See also:kingdom. The See also:mansion sustained serious damage from See also:fire in 1763. See also:Norman Leslie, See also:master of Rothes, was concerned in the killing of See also:Cardinal See also:Beaton (1546), and the See also:dagger with which See also:John Leslie, Norman's See also:uncle, struck the fatal See also:blow is preserved in Leslie House.
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