Clan, king, and covenant : history of the Highland clans from the Civil War to the Glencoe Massacre /

"Clan, King and Covenant explores the turbulent history of the Highlands during the seventeenth century." "The signing of the National Covenant in 1638 first challenged the powers of Charles I in Scotland, but it was only when Alasdair MacDonald joined Montrose in raising the Royalist...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roberts, John L. (John Leonard), 1936-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Clans > Scotland > Highlands > History.
Regions & Countries > Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Great Britain.
Clans > Écosse > Highlands > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Clans.
Burgeroorlogen.
Highlands (Scotland) > History.
Scotland > Highlands.
Schotse Hooglanden.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Highlands before 1625
  • 2. Prelude to Civil War
  • 3. Clan Donald and the Earl of Argyll
  • 4. Montrose and Alasdair MacDonald
  • 5. Victory and Defeat
  • 6. Campaigns in the Highlands
  • 7. Montrose's Last Campaign
  • 8. Cromwell and the Highlands
  • 9. Restoration and Reaction
  • 10. End of the Restoration Regime
  • 11. Outbreak of the Highland War
  • 12. End of the Highland War
  • 13. 'Murder under Trust'
  • 14. An Uneasy Peace.

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