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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... produced against a curious background of conflict , confidence and doubt : a situation not unlike the ' stasis ' that had produced a golden age in ancient Greece and more recently the Renaissance in the Italian city states . Scotland ...
... produced against a curious background of conflict , confidence and doubt : a situation not unlike the ' stasis ' that had produced a golden age in ancient Greece and more recently the Renaissance in the Italian city states . Scotland ...
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... produced . North of Inverness lay some of the most infertile land in Europe . Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster , laird ... produce twice as much mutton and there is wool in the bargain . If covered with the coarse woollen breed of sheep the ...
... produced . North of Inverness lay some of the most infertile land in Europe . Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster , laird ... produce twice as much mutton and there is wool in the bargain . If covered with the coarse woollen breed of sheep the ...
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... produced in Norwich in England as well as Paisley . The intricate design meant that in the beginning they could not be worked on power looms . When Napoleon stopped the importation of silk thread into Britain by the Berlin Decree , many ...
... produced in Norwich in England as well as Paisley . The intricate design meant that in the beginning they could not be worked on power looms . When Napoleon stopped the importation of silk thread into Britain by the Berlin Decree , many ...
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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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