The Highland Clans Of Scotland
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Author | : Alistair Moffat |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-05-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0500290849 |
“A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.” —The Scotsman The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Alistair Moffat traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans; from Somerled the Viking to Robert the Bruce; from the great battles of Bannockburn and Flodden to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Risings; and from the Clearances to the present day. Moffat is an adept guide to the world of the clans, a world dominated by lineage, land, and community. These are stories of great leaders and famous battles, and of an extraordinary people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. It’s a story too about the pain of leaving, with the great emigrations to the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand that began after Culloden. Complete with a clan map and an alphabetical list of the clans of the Scottish Highlands, this is a must for anyone interested in the history of Scotland.
Author | : Frank Adam |
Publisher | : Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages | : 652 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Clans |
ISBN | : 0806304480 |
Given by Eugene Edge III.
Author | : Robert Ronald McIan |
Publisher | : Irish Book Center |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Clans |
ISBN | : 9780330261944 |
Author | : James Browne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 514 |
Release | : 1843 |
Genre | : Clans |
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Author | : Stuart Reid |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2012-09-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1782004386 |
With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to defend or subjugate towns. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in an environment of weak Royal authority and endemic feuding between rival clans and groups, in both Highland and Lowland areas. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most defensive construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive vernacular style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design, development, and purpose of these quintessentially Scottish buildings, and also covers larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness.
Author | : Roderick Martine |
Publisher | : Mainstream Publishing |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Design |
ISBN | : 9781851584185 |
A guide to the surnames of Scotland with each entry covering the history, land areas, castles and tartans. Includes 240 tartans and maps.
Author | : Robert BAIN |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sarah Fraser |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2012-05-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0007302649 |
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF OUTLANDER The true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic heroes.
Author | : Fitzroy Maclean |
Publisher | : Everyman's Library |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Clans |
ISBN | : 9781841592695 |
The Highlands of Scotland, and more specifically the clans that inhabit them, have a romantic resonance and mystery. Fitzroy Maclean recounts their extraordinary history, from their Celtic origins to Robert the Bruce, the wars of independence and Bannockburn, from Flodden, Mary Queen of Scots to the Jacobite Risings of the eighteenth century, the nineteenth-century Clearances and the modern day. Highlanders sheds light on the motivation and character of the clans, bringing vividly to life their highly dramatic stories. Never before has there been such a thorough and well-balanced view of Highland history.
Author | : Sir John Scott Keltie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 870 |
Release | : 1875 |
Genre | : Clans |
ISBN | : |