Professor of Scottish History and Literature University of Oxford. In 1929, Rait was appointed Principal of the University. He remained in post as professor for a year, publishing a "History of the Union Bank of Scotland" in 1930, but resigned later that year, succeeded by John Duncan Mackie, previously Professor of Modern History at Bedford College (predecessor institution of Royal Holloway), who had initiated the teaching of Scottish History at the University of St Andrews on being appointed a lecturer there at only twenty-two years old. His publications whilst in the chair included "Andrew Lang and the House of Stuart" (1935) and "The Earlier Tudors 1485-1558"
Royal Opera House, Valletta city gate. Piano proposed an open-air theatre for the site. The development of the theatre by Piano is the most controversial in its time. The government still went ahead with the plans and the open-air theatre was officially inaugurated on 8 August 2013. The theatre was named "Pjazza Teatru Rjal" after the original structure. The name translates to Royal Theatre Square, but the venue is always referred to by its Maltese name, even when written about in English. Royal Opera House, Valletta The Royal Opera House, also known as the Royal Theatre (, ), was an opera house and performing