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Alexander Selkirk (1676 – 13 December 1721) was a Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer who spent four years and four months as a castaway (1704–1709)...31 KB (3,616 words) - 08:47, 9 July 2024
James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, KC (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served...13 KB (883 words) - 09:15, 19 April 2024
Afuera (Farther Out (to Sea)) and renamed after the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, is the largest and most westerly island in the Juan Fernández Archipelago...12 KB (1,347 words) - 12:39, 25 November 2023
Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, used since 1646. It has rules of inheritance subject to unusual and unique provisions. The title...15 KB (1,578 words) - 13:49, 11 December 2023- Selkirk may refer to: Alexander Selkirk, Scottish castaway who formed the basis for the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Selkirk (surname), surname...2 KB (312 words) - 18:16, 11 December 2023
Bannock (British and Irish food) (redirect from Selkirk Bannock)taken her tea with a slice of Selkirk bannock, thus ensuring that its reputation was enshrined forever. Today, Selkirk bannocks are popular throughout...9 KB (812 words) - 09:43, 26 April 2024
George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 – January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball. In 1935,...9 KB (698 words) - 02:52, 4 July 2024
Duke of Hamilton (redirect from Earl of Arran, Lanark and Selkirk)Brandon (1811–1863) William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 12th Duke of Hamilton, 9th Duke of Brandon, 8th Earl of Selkirk (1845–1895) Alfred Douglas...40 KB (3,807 words) - 10:04, 27 May 2024
Red River Colony (redirect from Selkirk Colony)Colony (or Selkirk Settlement), also known as Assiniboia, was a colonization project set up in 1811 by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, on 300,000...46 KB (5,906 words) - 08:45, 20 April 2024
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk FRS FRSE (20 June 1771 – 8 April 1820) was a Scottish peer. He was noteworthy as a Scottish philanthropist who sponsored...17 KB (2,025 words) - 16:57, 13 April 2024
request, was that of the sailor Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernández Island off the coast of Chile, in the Pacific Ocean. Selkirk, a sailor with the Dampier...6 KB (769 words) - 04:19, 13 March 2024
are primarily known for having been the home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk for more than four years from 1704, which may have inspired English...36 KB (3,178 words) - 01:16, 22 May 2024
footballer Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721), Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer Alexander Semin...32 KB (3,155 words) - 20:09, 6 July 2024- 7 Sea Pirates (redirect from Selkirk, the Real Robinson Crusoe)the film is based on an actual case in 1703, when Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk argued with the captain of his ship and was abandoned for more than...6 KB (617 words) - 07:56, 27 November 2023
- of the surname is Sailcirc (masculine), and Shailcirc (feminine). Alexander Selkirk (1676–1721), a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway...2 KB (263 words) - 00:27, 26 December 2023
Pemmican War (section Selkirk's colony)the establishment of the Red River Colony by Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk in 1812, and ended in 1821 when the NWC was merged into the HBC. The conflict...80 KB (12,337 words) - 16:47, 30 May 2024
The Selkirk Concession was a land grant issued by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, in 1812. The Hudson's Bay Company...6 KB (744 words) - 06:55, 17 March 2024
being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island...55 KB (6,624 words) - 19:21, 6 July 2024
David Laws. Michael Moore, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk, replaced Alexander as Secretary of State for Scotland. The move to the Treasury...38 KB (3,647 words) - 02:53, 23 April 2024
as the captain of the vessel that rescued marooned Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's...34 KB (4,404 words) - 16:43, 10 May 2024
- 1885-1900, Volume 51 Selkirk, Alexander by George Atherton Aitken 607259Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 51 — Selkirk, Alexander1897George
- whisper — solitude is sweet. Line 739 This was Cowper's tribute to Alexander Selkirk the actual man whose shipwrecked existence upon an island inspired
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