Articles: Scotland - Syria Click the links below for individual articles. Scotland – The Royal Bank of Scotland, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews links and Old Tom Morris.Sierra Leone – Bai Bureh and his fight against unfair British Colonialism leading to the Hut Tax War of 1898.Slovenia – Jurij Vega: so confident of his work that he promised a gold ducat for each error that could be found.South Africa – This may, or may not, be the portrait of the early colonial governer, “Jan” Van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company.South Sudan – The Civil War Leader John Garang, who fought for a new Sudan appears on their first banknotes.Spain Alphonso X – Spanish King Alfonso X, authored the Fuero Real, considered Spain’s greatest contribution to the history of law.Spain José Bécquer – The tragic life of Spain’s favored romantic, and father of modern lyricism in Spain Poet José Domínguez Bécquer.Sri Lanka – The Temple of the Tooth at Kandy houses what is perhaps the most venerated object of Buddhist worship.St. Pierre & Miquelon – Emile Gentil, had nothing to do with St. Pierre & Miquelon.São Tomé and Principe – Mistreatment of humans often leads to revolt, and on these islands, Rei Amador started the wave of independence.Sudan – Learn about the pyramids of Meroe in Northwest Sudan and how the search for treasure left many in ruin.Superstitions – Find out about many of the strange and curious superstitions about money throughout the world.Suriname – The story of Anton de Kom and his fight for equal rights for his fellow Surinamese.Swaziland / Eswatini – Africa’s last absolute monarchy is held by King Mswati III, who changed the country’s name to Eswatini in 2018.Sweden – Considered the father of the nation, Gustav Vasa united the provinces, and enabled Sweden to stand on its own.Syria – Known as a moral and fair ruler, and known to treat enemies in a chivalrous manner, Saladin still had his limits.
