Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
What does reigning have to do with it? What we call the Art Nouveau period is known in Germany as Jugendstil. So what in Scotland is the universally accepted phrase or expression for the period of time from 7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603? That is to say, what is in the curriculum that is taught in Scottish schools?

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Chas
Exactly. I presume it would be less confusing to say 16th century or define it more closely as early, mid or late 16th century. The Stuarts were on the throne in Scotland at that time but I have never heard their reign used to define the period.