Download or read book Famous Scottish Battles written by Philip Warner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1995-07-20 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author gives a vivid account of Scottish military history from the coming of the Romans to Scotland to the Battle of Culloden in 1746. There are detailed descriptions of sixteen of the most important battles with up-to-date maps which enable the reader and visitor to find and understand the sites.
Download or read book Famous Scottish Battles where Battles Were Fought why They Were Fought how They Were Won and Lost written by P. Warner and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Culloden written by Trevor Royle and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Culloden has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne and the English Royal Army. But this wasn't just a conflict between the Scots and the English, the battle was also part of a much larger campaign to protect the British Isles from the growing threat of a French invasion. In Trevor Royle's vivid and evocative narrative, we are drawn into the ranks, on both sides, alongside doomed Jacobites fighting fellow Scots dressed in the red coats of the Duke of Cumberland's Royal Army. And we meet the Duke himself, a skilled warrior who would gain notoriety due to the reprisals on Highland clans in the battle's aftermath. Royle also takes us beyond the battle as the men of the Royal Army, galvanized by its success at Culloden, expand dramatically and start to fight campaigns overseas in America and India in order to secure British interests; we see the revolutionary use of fighting techniques first implemented at Culloden; and the creation of professional fighting forces. Culloden changed the course of British history by ending all hope of the Stuarts reclaiming the throne, cementing Hanoverian rule and forming the bedrock for the creation of the British Empire. Royle's lively and provocative history looks afresh at the period and unveils its true significance, not only as the end of a struggle for the throne but the beginning of a new global power.
Download or read book King Robert the Bruce written by Alexander Falconer Murison and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Robert the Bruce is a biography by Alexander Falconer Murison. Robert the Bruce was King of Scots from 1306 to 1329. One of the most prominent soldiers of his generation, he led Scotland through the First War of Scottish Independence in opposition to England.
Download or read book Our country a history of Scotland written by rev. James Mackenzie and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book William Wallace and Robert the Bruce written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the major battles of the Scottish Wars of Independence *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "A false usurper sinks in every foe And liberty returns with every blow." - Blind Harry From their very beginnings, England and Scotland fought each other. Emerging as unified nations from the early medieval period, their shared border and inter-related aristocracy created endless causes of conflict, from local raiders known as border reivers to full blown wars between their monarchies. Every century from the 11th to the 16th was colored by such violence, and there were periods when not a decade went by without some act of violence marring the peace. Out of all of this, the most bitterly remembered conflict is Edward I's invasion during the late 13th century. After Edward's death, the English were eventually beaten back at the famous Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, and thus the early 14th century was a period featuring some of Scotland's greatest national heroes, including William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. It still resonates in the Scottish national memory, all the more so following its memorable but wildly inaccurate depiction in the 1995 film Braveheart, which had Scottish audiences cheering in cinemas. William Wallace is one of the most famous freedom fighters in history, and over 700 years after his death he is still remembered as Scotland's beloved hero. But while the movie Braveheart helped make him a household name, and he is commemorated across Scotland as a natural leader and a loyal son of his homeland, he is also "the most mysterious of the leaders of the Scottish resistance to Edward I." This is because, paradoxically, the very famous soldier is also one of the least well known. In fact, the mystery surrounding Wallace is figuring out precisely, or even vaguely, who he was. Where did this champion of Scottish independence come from? Who was his family? What did he do before emerging from obscurity with the brutal murder of William Heselrig, the English sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297? So little evidence on Wallace's life exists that answering even the most basic questions about him can be a challenge. Piecing together the story of William Wallace's life is an exercise in asking more questions than can be answered, and often in looking at just as much conjecture as proof. This book attempts to separate fact from fiction while looking at the life and fighting of the man who inspired Braveheart. Though it's often forgotten today, Robert the Bruce was a bit shiftier, if only out of necessity. Robert the Bruce has become a figure of Scottish national legend, renowned as the man who threw off the shackles of English oppression, but prior to 1306, this Anglo-Scottish nobleman did little to cover himself in glory or to earn a reputation as a hero of the national cause. A member of one of Scotland's leading noble families, Bruce inherited his grandfather's claim to the right to be King of the Scots. That older Bruce had been one of the two leading competitors in the Great Cause, and the family still held ambitions toward the throne. They also held resentments dating back to that disputed inheritance against the Balliol clan and their supporters the Comyns. Of course, this was all forgiven and forgotten after Bannockburn and Bruce's rise to the Scottish throne, which he held for over two decades. This book analyzes the lives of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the two Scottish heroes like never before.
Download or read book The History of Scotland from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Rebellie 1745 46 Contained in Tales of a Grandfather 1 written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tales of a Grandfather History of Scotland With Notes written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Scottish Nation written by William Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Scotland Embellished with Elegant Engravings written by Alexander Cullen (Historian.) and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Scotland written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales of a Grandfather Scotland written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland 500 1707 written by Robert S. Rait and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)', Robert S. Rait provides a unique perspective on the history of these two countries. Unlike other history books that occasionally mention Anglo-Scottish relations, Rait presents a connected narrative of the attitude of the two countries towards each other, providing the data required for a fair appreciation of the policy of Edward I and Henry VIII, or of Elizabeth and James I. The book also explores the racial relationship between England and Scotland, addressing the prevalent theory that the Scottish Lowlanders were "English in speech and manners" and even blood. Rait argues for a modification of this theory, suggesting that historical evidence shows a process of adoption of English manners and language rather than a complete displacement of the Scottish population. This compelling book offers a fresh perspective on the history of two countries that have long been intertwined.
Download or read book Tales of a Grandfather 1 History of Scotland written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Prose Works written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
