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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... army the King intended to send from Ireland . The Marquis of Hamilton meanwhile sailed north with an army bound for Aberdeen , where it was hoped he could link up with the loyal Marquis of Huntly . His mother was waiting for him . She ...
... army the King intended to send from Ireland . The Marquis of Hamilton meanwhile sailed north with an army bound for Aberdeen , where it was hoped he could link up with the loyal Marquis of Huntly . His mother was waiting for him . She ...
Pagina 108
... army in 1643. He fought at Marston Moor before facing Montrose at Philiphaugh . ( SNPG ) of Ben Nevis on to the unsuspecting Campbells encamped below . Argyll , injured , left by boat , as his men faced Montrose . The Covenanters lost ...
... army in 1643. He fought at Marston Moor before facing Montrose at Philiphaugh . ( SNPG ) of Ben Nevis on to the unsuspecting Campbells encamped below . Argyll , injured , left by boat , as his men faced Montrose . The Covenanters lost ...
Pagina 151
... army of well over 10,000 men at Perth , was paralysed by chronic indecision and failed to take the advice of professional soldiers on his side . The Duke of Argyll , Commander - in - Chief of the government forces in Scotland , had only ...
... army of well over 10,000 men at Perth , was paralysed by chronic indecision and failed to take the advice of professional soldiers on his side . The Duke of Argyll , Commander - in - Chief of the government forces in Scotland , had only ...
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Few and Far Between | 15 |
The Auld Enemy | 30 |
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