Scotland's Story: A New PerspectiveCollins, 1984 - 358 pagini Fighting endless hardship, at war with the English for the greater part of their history and, in their diversity, often warring amongst themselves, the Scottish people have given the world an enormous wealth of creativity and inventive genius out of all proportion to their numbers. This reveals the Scots as they are, and how they have become so: one of the smallest but most influential countries in the world. |
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... Edward presided over a convention at which the rival claims were put forward . Twenty - four bishops and barons from England , together with eighty Scottish representatives , spent six months scrutinizing the evidence . Edward awarded ...
... Edward presided over a convention at which the rival claims were put forward . Twenty - four bishops and barons from England , together with eighty Scottish representatives , spent six months scrutinizing the evidence . Edward awarded ...
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... Edward faced Wallace . The English won the day , but the battle was no rout . The Scots spearmen stood their ground and Edward had to concede that Scotland was not yet conquered . Above all , Wallace was still alive . The years that ...
... Edward faced Wallace . The English won the day , but the battle was no rout . The Scots spearmen stood their ground and Edward had to concede that Scotland was not yet conquered . Above all , Wallace was still alive . The years that ...
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... Edward , meanwhile , had agreed with the English commander of Stirling that if Edward's army did not show itself by midsummer 1314 , the English would surrender Stirling to the Scottish King . Edward Bruce thus committed King Robert to ...
... Edward , meanwhile , had agreed with the English commander of Stirling that if Edward's army did not show itself by midsummer 1314 , the English would surrender Stirling to the Scottish King . Edward Bruce thus committed King Robert to ...
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Acknowledgements | 8 |
Few and Far Between | 15 |
The Auld Enemy | 30 |
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