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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... returned to the churchyard after their victory to bury their dead . ( Author ) met at Neville's Cross , near Durham on 17 October 1346. English archers again won the day . King David fought with personal courage before being taken ...
... returned to the churchyard after their victory to bury their dead . ( Author ) met at Neville's Cross , near Durham on 17 October 1346. English archers again won the day . King David fought with personal courage before being taken ...
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... returned with nothing , save news that King William had forbade any English ship or colony having anything to do with the Scottish settlement . The Scots got news that the Spanish were mounting an attack on the colony and panic spread ...
... returned with nothing , save news that King William had forbade any English ship or colony having anything to do with the Scottish settlement . The Scots got news that the Spanish were mounting an attack on the colony and panic spread ...
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... returned from war proud of their fighting record and hungry for 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 ...
... returned from war proud of their fighting record and hungry for 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 ...
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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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