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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... brought their ancient rights of kingship from Ireland . Foot- mark stones , like that found at Southend in Argyll , were associated with early ceremonies of inauguration of chiefs . Among early Indo - European people shoes played an ...
... brought their ancient rights of kingship from Ireland . Foot- mark stones , like that found at Southend in Argyll , were associated with early ceremonies of inauguration of chiefs . Among early Indo - European people shoes played an ...
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... brought about by economic rather than human concern and women , together with children , continued to work long shifts . Wives , God willing , worked on until they were fifty . To earn eightpence a day , they hauled thirty - six ...
... brought about by economic rather than human concern and women , together with children , continued to work long shifts . Wives , God willing , worked on until they were fifty . To earn eightpence a day , they hauled thirty - six ...
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... brought work to the jute industry . Peace almost brought disaster , for the mills had expanded out of all proportion to make sand- bags and sacking , basic goods outside the normal peacetime pattern of trade . Few Scots looked to trade ...
... brought work to the jute industry . Peace almost brought disaster , for the mills had expanded out of all proportion to make sand- bags and sacking , basic goods outside the normal peacetime pattern of trade . Few Scots looked to trade ...
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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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