Strathclyde

Other institutions

The name of the region remains as a convenient geographical term.

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In the context of the development of the history of Scotland and Wales, Strathclyde is the Kingdom of Strathclyde.

Related Topics:
Wales - Kingdom of Strathclyde

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Today, the name Strathclyde is also synonymous with one of its largest Universities, The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow which attracts thousands of international students to Scotland, making it an important centre of research and learning.

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Footnote

• Strathclyde was a British kingdom, while Argyll was the heartland of the (Irish) Scottish kingdom of Dalriada having been taken over, probably from Picts. Bute and Arran were British until appropriated by Dalriada then by Scandinavians. See Scottish ethnicity.