February 11– 1466 Elizabeth of York  born, and by 1503 was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until 1503, and mother of King Henry VIII of England. Issue Arthur Prince of Wales,  Margaret Queen of Scots,  Henry VIII King of England, Mary Queen of France.  Ancestors were Edmund, Duke of Somerset Edward of England Katherine of England, House of York (by birth) House of Tudor (by marriage) Edward IV of England,  Elizabeth Woodville died Richmond Palace  burial Henry VII’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey.

 A portrait of Elizabeth is thought to be the basis for the queen’s picture found in a deck of cards.  Descendants of Elizabeth are all Scottish Royalty from 1513, and English from 1490.

1531 Henry VIII is recognized by the Church of England as its ‘supreme head’. Henry’s sister Margaret Stewart (nee Tudor, Douglas, Stewart) is Dowager Queen of Scotland.

Henry VIII, Bluff King Hal. BBC

1599 never happened in Scotland. Dating its years from the birth of Jesus Christ, so that ‘’ every nation, kindred, every ear shall hear, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, Jesus Christ is Lord,’’ thru computer software applications and aviation, the Christian calendar has been adopted world wide for the Musselmen of Islam, the Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, nativist, Jew, agnostic,  or atheist (Isaiah 45:23, 1 Kings 19:18, Philippians 2:11, Romans 14:11, confirmed in modern times Mosiah 16:1  Mosiah 27:31 Doctrine and Covenants 76:110, Doctrine and Covenants 88:104

 An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing “Christians, Buddhists, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Fetichists”.

1649 – William Carstares, born, Scottish minister (d. 1715)

Humor 1650 Rene Descartes died in Stockholm Swedish empire.  Born 31 March 1596 Kingdom of France.  The auld alliance between Scotland and France dissolved in 1560, or not, as it continues to 1968. In Descartes’ lifetime  the Swedish empire allied with Scots Military officers during the 30 years war (1618 to 1648), and it was natural to be attractive to the brightest scientists of the century.  In 1619 Descartes had three visions and formulated analytical geometry, and the pursuit of truth was his work. Descartes also saw very clearly that all truths were linked with one another, so that finding a fundamental truth and proceeding with logic would open the way to all science.

 Albania 1966 stamp.

In mathematics Descartes created the Cartesian coordinate system, allowing reference to a point in space as a set of numbers, and algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes in a two dimensional coordinate system, leading to calculus and analysis. The Cartesian coordinate system is the basis for modern Television. Descartes is best known for the philosophy “Cogito ergo sum” (French: Je pense, donc je suis; I think, therefore I am), found in part IV of Discourse on the Method (1637).  So how did Descartes die? On story goes that Descartes went into a tavern in Stockholm, wherein the maitre d’ offered champagne and wine.  Descartes replied ‘Je ne pense pas.’ (‘I think not’) and POOF, he was gone!   Who knew?

 French Tri Color, Bourbon Fleur de lis, England Lion rampant, and Scotland Cross of Saint Andrews.  1168-1968 La Vielle The Aulld Alliance.

1660 London revelry for General Monk’s letter for free and full parliament to end Long Parliament. TG 48-161.

1695 sometime in. Failed harvest, severe famine, 5-15 percent starved to death. The seven ill years was a period of national famine in Scotland in the 1690s, by four years of failed harvests (1695, 1696 and 1698–99). The result was severe famine and depopulation, particularly in the north. During this period, starvation probably killed 5–15 per cent of the Scottish population, but in areas like Aberdeenshire death rates reached 25 per cent.

1750 [Robert Miller III] ‘This sermon was delivered in St. John’s Church, Charles Town, on Sunday the 14^th  January 1750 and in the Chapel the 11^th  of February 1750.’ manuscript sermons, yellowed but still entirely legible, in the possession of Col. Francis Pickens Miller in 1970, was delivered before leaving Scotland.

1751 did not occur in England, Ireland, British North America, and British colonies, as 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar Act of 1750. But 1751 did occur in Scotland, as 1751 had 365 Scottish days. A sidereal year is the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun once with respect to the fixed stars. Hence it is also the time taken for the Sun to return to the same position with respect to the fixed stars after apparently travelling once around the eliptic.

1800 – Sometime in February. Thomas Cochrane, Lord Cochrane. (30 years Later 10^th Earl of Dundonald, clan Cochrane) commanded the prize crew taking the captured French vessel Généreux to the British base at Mahón, Balearic Island of Minorca. The ship was almost lost in a storm, with Cochrane and his brother Archibald going aloft in place of a crew that were mostly ill.

Dundonald (Gaelic: Dùn Dhòmhnaill) is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

 HMS Success Engaging Genereux

1814 Peace talks end at Chatillon, Napoleon disputed. Tytler’s Britannica.

1887 John Jackson (astronomer)  (11 February 1887 – 9 December 1958) was a Scottish astronomer . Born in Paisley , Renfrewshire , Scotland , He determined of stellar parallax, from 1600 stars

1926 – Sir Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (d. 1995).

1938 Self Control released in the Donald Duck series (fictional clan McDuck).

Poster. Donald Duck is enjoying a leisurely day in his hammock sipping lemonade and listening to Uncle Smiley’s radio program. Smiley is a “musical philosopher” and uses songs to maintain a positive attitude. Donald insists that he has never lost his temper.

1969 Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) (maternal grandfather of Scottish ancestry)

1999 Willard Mitt Romney was hired as the president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002. (Clans  Campbell and Ferguson)

  Polska 2002 Olumpics

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2009 Wesley Lowell summers born (many great grand son of Elizabeth of York) Coycheren or Cochrane

• Waldeve de cochrane 1262,John de Cochrane 1296, John of Cochrane 1346. Gosiline of cochrane 1367 had

William Cochrane of  that Ilk (1360-1389) received Robert II Stewart’s (See StewartOchiltree or StewartHamilton) Charter of barony of Cochrane, Kilwinning Sept 22, 1389, had  Robert cochrane 1392; had

• William Cochrane had, Robert Cochran (died 1482) Earl of Mar, signed his lands over to his son, Allan in 1452 (The Charter Chest of the Earldom of Dundonald). An architect and mason for King James III who built the tower on Stirling Castle for King James.

  Stirling Castle is about 40 miles northwest of Edinburgh, at the lower crossing of the Firth of Forth, the traditional boundary between the Scottish Lowlands and Highlands.

Stirling Castle stands on Castle Hill, a large volcanic rocky outcropping surrounded by steep cliffs on three sides, making it ideal for defense. Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart. William Wallace’s forces defeated the English at the Battle of Sterling Bridge in 1296. A few years later, King Edward I of England laid siege to Stirling Castle in April 1304 after defeating William Wallace’s troops at the Battle of Falkirk. A garrison of just 30 men held out for four months before succumbing to Edward’s troops. The Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 (depicted in Braveheart), ensured Scotland’s independence until James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne in 1601, was fought just miles from Stirling Castle. James VI’s mother, Mary Queen of Scots, lived at Stirling for the first few years. (Mary also lived in the most famous castle of France: Chenonceau Castle in the Loire Valley.)

In all, there have been over a dozen battles and sieges in Stirling Castle history. During the English Civil War, the Battle of Stirling was fought between forces loyal to the king (charles 1^st) and those loyal to the Scottish Parliament. The most recent battle was in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie laid siege to the fortification during the last Jacobite rebellion. In 1800 Stirling Castle became the army barracks and headquarters of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, one of the most famous regiments in the British Army. The army stopped using the castle as a barracks in 1964.

A 1906 illustration depicting Robert Cochrane (right) being arrested by the 5^th Earl of Angus (Archibald Douglas Bell The Cat) in 1482

• ThisRobert Cochrane, Earl of Mar, was perhaps hung by other nobles, at Lauder Bridge in 1482 in front of King James III.   Robert   had,

Allan of Cochrane 1452-1480, received Charter of James II dated 1455, had

• Robert Cochrane of that Ilk, 1488, witness charter by John Lord Semple [ODNBxvii1175], had

[Burkes peerage] John Cochrane of that Ilk [Jhone Coycheren] 1492 d.1537,  (1521 witness to Hugh Montgomery (ODNBxiii751q.v.) [9FJN-W8]discharge), and Margaret Morton, had

• John Cochrane of that Ilk, Sheriff-depute of Ayrshire 1540,and Mary Lindsay, had

John Cochrane of that Ilk d. 1537 married Elizabeth Semple, Had

• John Cochrane married Marion Stewart (she had a brother Hector) mentioned also in Charters (Charter Chest of the Earldom of Dundonald).   Charter dated 8^th May 1520 charter to John Cochran (d. 1557) is the son of John Cochran (d. 1537).  John was granted the lands of Western Cochrane in this charter.  John and Marion had,

William who is mentioned in the charters also along with a Hector Stewart  had

• William Cochrane of that ilk, (ODNBiv618) [P760-F2)][1QFB-043]1556 charter of Confirmation, s. 1593, d. 1603 and Elizabeth Montgomery d. 1594, had

Elizabeth Cochrane (living 1642) (ODNBiv618,631)  and 1st  cousin Alexander Blair (ODNBiv618,631) had

• (12a) William 1st Earl of  Dundonald and his brother

(12b) Hugh Cochrane [1qf9-zm2] [(Blair)18KQ-8LG] Colonel, Royalist, Service in Ireland and Scotland, Service in Adolphus Gustafus Swedish King in Germany (30 years war) and  married Joan Savage  [15c9-5sk] (abt 1630 of  Ardkeen Down Ireland) had

• Grizel Cochrane [1qf9-zjf] (Ireland) and Robert Miller 1st Reverend [1QF9-X66] (abt 1644 – 1685 Ochiltree Ayr, Scotland)had

Robert Miller 2d, Reverend, [1qf9-x3k] (1664 -1724 So Quivox Scotland)  and Helen MELDRUM [1qf9-wsq] had

• Robert Miller 3d, Reverend,[FHJX-D2] Ayreshire, Scotland – 1821 South Carolina  and Jean (Jane) PICKENS had

Anne Miller [cvvt-dc] (1762 South Carolina –  1843 Louisiana) and Lieutenant Robert Simmons had

• John Simmons marriedNaomi Jared had

Joseph Pickens Simmons [4w9g-9d married Frances Virginia Mason had

• Mary Elizabeth Simmons [4w9g-6v] married Austin Choatehad

Irvan Wesley Choate [4w9g-3c] married Fleeta (nee Moritzky) [4w9g-4j] had

• John married Gretchen (nee Luther) had Molly andspouse had WESLEY SUMMERS.

2011 The Eagle filmed, in Wester Ross and at Loch Lomond, Scotland.

By yon bonnie banks,
And by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where me and my true love
Were ever want to gae,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.

Only 1% of Scots speak Gaelic, limiting the talent pool to just 60,000 people, with open auditions in Glasgow. Achiltibuie, a village in northwest Scotland, was used as a filming location for the “Seal People”.

 A young Roman officer searching to recover the lost Roman eagle standard of his father’s legion in the northern part of Great Britain. The story is based on the Ninth Spanish Legion’s supposed disappearance into Britain.

 Wester Ross. spectacular mountains, notably in Glen Torridon. www.visithighlands.com

2014 Doonbeg Golf Club in the Republic of Ireland to be renamed Trump International Golf Links, Ireland sold to Donald John Trump, Sr. (clans MacQueen, Macaulay, MacLeod, of Aberdeenshire and Outer Hebrides), (born June 14, 1946). His mother was Mary Anne MacLeod, (born May 10, 1912,– died August 7, 2000), who was married in 1936. Mary Anne was born at Tong, Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, off the coast of Scotland, United Kingdom.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk Trump at Doonbeg, on a stone bridge.

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