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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... become top - heavy- grand cathedrals meant impoverished parishes . Tithes , or teinds as they were called in Scotland , were supposed to maintain the priesthood . One tenth of the value of all produce was supposed to be made over to the ...
... become top - heavy- grand cathedrals meant impoverished parishes . Tithes , or teinds as they were called in Scotland , were supposed to maintain the priesthood . One tenth of the value of all produce was supposed to be made over to the ...
Pagina 75
... become an accomplished musician on the lute and virginals . Her education had been broad : she learnt Italian and Spanish and understood a little Latin . Under the supervision of her four uncles , especially the Cardinal of Lorraine ...
... become an accomplished musician on the lute and virginals . Her education had been broad : she learnt Italian and Spanish and understood a little Latin . Under the supervision of her four uncles , especially the Cardinal of Lorraine ...
Pagina 173
... become a provincial backwater . By the late eighteenth century , Scottish lawyers , writers , philosophers , doctors and painters had made the town the intellectual hub of Europe . The reasons for the phenomenon were complex . This ...
... become a provincial backwater . By the late eighteenth century , Scottish lawyers , writers , philosophers , doctors and painters had made the town the intellectual hub of Europe . The reasons for the phenomenon were complex . This ...
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Acknowledgements | 8 |
Few and Far Between | 15 |
The Auld Enemy | 30 |
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Andrew Argyll army attempt Author battle became become began born Britain British brought building built called Castle century Charles chief Church claimed Company continued court Crown David death died Duke Earl Edinburgh Edward England English established Estates followed forced formed four France French gave George given Glasgow hands Highland House hundred important industry island Jacobite James John killed King kingdom Kirk Labour land later lived London Lord Lowland March Mary Minister nearly never Northumbria paid parliament Party passed political Prince produced Protestant Queen raised Reformation refused returned Robert Royal rule Scotland Scots Scottish sent ship SNPG society Stewart taken Thomas thousand took town trade troops Union University young
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