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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... continued his predecessors ' policy of granting land to non - royal families . In 1509 , Huntly and Argyll were made Heritable Sheriffs and the west of Scotland was divided between the two of them . In time they were to prove as loyal ...
... continued his predecessors ' policy of granting land to non - royal families . In 1509 , Huntly and Argyll were made Heritable Sheriffs and the west of Scotland was divided between the two of them . In time they were to prove as loyal ...
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... continued to work long shifts . Wives , God willing , worked on until they were fifty . To earn eightpence a day , they hauled thirty - six hundredweight to the surface . In 1842 , Margaret Drysdale , aged fifteen and a coal putter ...
... continued to work long shifts . Wives , God willing , worked on until they were fifty . To earn eightpence a day , they hauled thirty - six hundredweight to the surface . In 1842 , Margaret Drysdale , aged fifteen and a coal putter ...
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... continued his father's work of improve- ment , but with little success . By 1833 , the Sutherland family had invested nearly half a million pounds in the county and continued to spend more . The age - old problems thwarted well ...
... continued his father's work of improve- ment , but with little success . By 1833 , the Sutherland family had invested nearly half a million pounds in the county and continued to spend more . The age - old problems thwarted well ...
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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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