Beyond the Highland Line: Highland History and CultureConstable, 1991 - 236 pagini An historical and cultural guide to the Scottish Highlands, embracing the early Pictish inhabitants up to the present day. The author examines such topics as the history of the clans, depopulation and emigration, the tourist trade, and highland ecology. |
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... became southern Scotland and northern England formed themselves into little kingdoms . In the south - west of Scotland the kingdom of Strathclyde stretched as far as the head of Loch Lomond , and its capital was Dumbarton ( which means ...
... became southern Scotland and northern England formed themselves into little kingdoms . In the south - west of Scotland the kingdom of Strathclyde stretched as far as the head of Loch Lomond , and its capital was Dumbarton ( which means ...
Pagina 66
... became earls of Menteith and Buchan respectively and around 1230 Walter became lord of Badenoch . The Comyns estab- lished their power both by acquiring feudal tenures and by intermar- riage with the Celtic aristocracy . They ...
... became earls of Menteith and Buchan respectively and around 1230 Walter became lord of Badenoch . The Comyns estab- lished their power both by acquiring feudal tenures and by intermar- riage with the Celtic aristocracy . They ...
Pagina 69
... became at least in part a feudal kingdom , it took its place as ' one of the recognized powers of middle rank within the family of west European states'.19 As an accompaniment to this development the royal house itself became less ...
... became at least in part a feudal kingdom , it took its place as ' one of the recognized powers of middle rank within the family of west European states'.19 As an accompaniment to this development the royal house itself became less ...
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Illustrations | 9 |
Picts and Scots | 35 |
Gael Norse and Norman | 52 |
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Termeni și expresii frecvente
Alasdair Alasdair MacColla Alexander ancient Angus Óg Argyll army Balliol battle became best-dressed Highlander Bishop Caledonians Campbell cattle Celtic Celts chiefs Christian Church Clan Donald clansmen crofters crown Dalriada David defeated descendants drovers Duke Earl earldom Edinburgh eighteenth century England English feudal followed Gaelic Gaels Glen Gordon Gordon Donaldson Grant and Cheape Hebrides Highland dress Highland Line Highland regiments Highlands and Islands History I.F. Grant Ibid Inverness Iona Ireland Irish Islay Jacobite Jacobite Rising James VI James VII John kilt kindred King of Scots kingdom Kintyre land later Loch Lord Lordship Lowland MacDonald MacGregor MacKenzies MacPherson Malcolm Malcolm MacHeth Mór Moray nineteenth century Norse Orkney Ossian Pictish Picts plaid poem possession Prince Charles Edward Queen Roman Ross royal Scotland Scottish sheep Skye society Somerled Statutes of Iona Stewart stone Stuart survived Sutherland symbols tartan tenants tradition victory warriors Western Isles