Profane Authors. under the government of Egbert. Egbert 837 Ethelworf Kings of Scotland. The histo ry of Scotland is divi ded into four great periods. The first, which commences with Fergus I. 330 years before Christ, and contains a series of 68 kings, which ends with Alpinus, in the year 823, is looked upon as entirely fabulous. We shall therefore begin this chronological list with the second period, which commences Kenneth II. Remarkable Events. Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople, excommunicates the Pope. The canonization of Saints introduced by Pope Leo II. The University of Oxford founded by Alfred. The sciences are cultivated among the Saracens, and particularly encouraged by the Caliph Almamon. Theophilus, from his abhorrence to images, banishes the painters out of the Eastern Empire. Harold, king of Denmark, is dethroned by his subjects, on account of his attachment to Christianity. The university of Paris founded. |