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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... chief to whom they owed allegiance was feudal , based on a Royal Charter . But there was no tradition of land ownership . Chiefs thought nothing of moving their people from one glen to another ; and many , like the chiefs of the ...
... chief to whom they owed allegiance was feudal , based on a Royal Charter . But there was no tradition of land ownership . Chiefs thought nothing of moving their people from one glen to another ; and many , like the chiefs of the ...
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... Chief of the government forces in Scotland , had only 4000 troops at hand . Most were ill - trained Lowland militia wary of fighting Highlanders . An experienced soldier , Argyll knew , like many before him , that Stirling Castle would ...
... Chief of the government forces in Scotland , had only 4000 troops at hand . Most were ill - trained Lowland militia wary of fighting Highlanders . An experienced soldier , Argyll knew , like many before him , that Stirling Castle would ...
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... chiefs as the lands of those who had fought with the Young Pretender were confiscated and government Commissioners ... chief granted leases or tacks to close relatives in return for rents and military service was broken , and when the ...
... chiefs as the lands of those who had fought with the Young Pretender were confiscated and government Commissioners ... chief granted leases or tacks to close relatives in return for rents and military service was broken , and when the ...
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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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