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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... land - owning aristocracy . A nation of a million people lived by the land and their wits . Four out of five Scots made their living from agriculture and fishing . The land , the main provider , gave niggardly returns . Only a quarter ...
... land - owning aristocracy . A nation of a million people lived by the land and their wits . Four out of five Scots made their living from agriculture and fishing . The land , the main provider , gave niggardly returns . Only a quarter ...
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... land was high . The Highland Land League continued to press the crofters ' case while the government clamped down on tenants who rebelled . In July 1886 , 750 police and 250 marines were sent to Tiree to bring order to an island in ...
... land was high . The Highland Land League continued to press the crofters ' case while the government clamped down on tenants who rebelled . In July 1886 , 750 police and 250 marines were sent to Tiree to bring order to an island in ...
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... land . Lewismen had fought in the Seaforth High- landers and the Ross Mountain Battery at Gallipoli . Lewis fishermen had also enhanced the fighting effort of the Royal Navy . With fewer than 30,000 inhabitants , the island had provided ...
... land . Lewismen had fought in the Seaforth High- landers and the Ross Mountain Battery at Gallipoli . Lewis fishermen had also enhanced the fighting effort of the Royal Navy . With fewer than 30,000 inhabitants , the island had provided ...
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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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