Author: john buchan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
the marquis of montrose
Author: john buchan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Auldearn 1645
Author: Stuart Reid
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782004165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In August 1644, at the height of the First English Civil War, John Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, raised the standard of Royalist rebellion in Scotland. In a single year he won a string of remarkable victories with his army of Irish mercenaries and Highland clansmen. His victory at Auldearn, the centrepiece of his campaign, was won only after a day-long struggle and heavy casualties on both sides. This book details the remarkable sequence of victories at Tippermuir, Aberdeen, Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth that left Montrose briefly in the ascendant in Scotland. However, his decisive defeat and surrender at Philiphaugh finally crushed the Royalist cause in Scotland.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782004165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In August 1644, at the height of the First English Civil War, John Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, raised the standard of Royalist rebellion in Scotland. In a single year he won a string of remarkable victories with his army of Irish mercenaries and Highland clansmen. His victory at Auldearn, the centrepiece of his campaign, was won only after a day-long struggle and heavy casualties on both sides. This book details the remarkable sequence of victories at Tippermuir, Aberdeen, Inverlochy, Auldearn and Kilsyth that left Montrose briefly in the ascendant in Scotland. However, his decisive defeat and surrender at Philiphaugh finally crushed the Royalist cause in Scotland.
Scotland's Story
Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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The Rivals
Author: Murdo Fraser
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857902482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The struggles of the Scottish Civil War of 1644-45 could easily be personified as a contest between James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose and Archibald Campbell, 8th Marquis of Argyll. Yet at first glance there seems to be more that unites them than separates them. Both came from ancient and powerful families; both were originally Covenanters; both considered themselves loyal subjects of Charles I, then Charles II, who in turn betrayed each of them, and both died at the hands of the executioner. In this book Murdo Fraser examines these two remarkable men, underlining their different personalities: Montrose, the brilliant military tactician - bold and brave but rash, and Campbell - altogether a more opaque figure, cautious, considered and difficult to read. The result is a vivid insight into two remarkable men who played a huge part in writing Scotland's history, and a fascinating portrait of a time of intense political upheaval.
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 0857902482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The struggles of the Scottish Civil War of 1644-45 could easily be personified as a contest between James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose and Archibald Campbell, 8th Marquis of Argyll. Yet at first glance there seems to be more that unites them than separates them. Both came from ancient and powerful families; both were originally Covenanters; both considered themselves loyal subjects of Charles I, then Charles II, who in turn betrayed each of them, and both died at the hands of the executioner. In this book Murdo Fraser examines these two remarkable men, underlining their different personalities: Montrose, the brilliant military tactician - bold and brave but rash, and Campbell - altogether a more opaque figure, cautious, considered and difficult to read. The result is a vivid insight into two remarkable men who played a huge part in writing Scotland's history, and a fascinating portrait of a time of intense political upheaval.
The Marquis of Montrose.by John Buchan (Illustrated)
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530958467
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A classic study of James Graham a hero, nobleman and military genius who struggled for years against the anti royalists in the Civil War in Scotland. It covers his life from his youth through to the marches across mountains and glens until he was executed in 1650.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530958467
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A classic study of James Graham a hero, nobleman and military genius who struggled for years against the anti royalists in the Civil War in Scotland. It covers his life from his youth through to the marches across mountains and glens until he was executed in 1650.
A Legend Of Montrose
Author: Sir Walter Scott
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473362814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"A Legend of Montrose" is a historical novel by Walter Scott first published in 1819. Set in Scotland during the 1640s, it concentrates on a love triangle between Allan M'Aulay, his friend the Earl of Menteith, and Annot Lyle set to the backdrop of the Civil War. Part of the Waverley series, "A Legend of Montrose" is highly recommended for fans and collectors of Scott's work. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a seminal Scottish playwright, poet, and historical novelist whose novels were and remain to be widely read and enjoyed the world over. Other notables works by this author include: "Ivanhoe", "Rob Roy", "Old Mortality", "The Lady of the Lake", "Waverley", "The Heart of Midlothian", and "The Bride of Lammermoor". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473362814
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"A Legend of Montrose" is a historical novel by Walter Scott first published in 1819. Set in Scotland during the 1640s, it concentrates on a love triangle between Allan M'Aulay, his friend the Earl of Menteith, and Annot Lyle set to the backdrop of the Civil War. Part of the Waverley series, "A Legend of Montrose" is highly recommended for fans and collectors of Scott's work. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a seminal Scottish playwright, poet, and historical novelist whose novels were and remain to be widely read and enjoyed the world over. Other notables works by this author include: "Ivanhoe", "Rob Roy", "Old Mortality", "The Lady of the Lake", "Waverley", "The Heart of Midlothian", and "The Bride of Lammermoor". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland
Author: Thomas Brumby Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Clans
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The Hunt for Rob Roy
Author: David Stevenson
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 9781780273785
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This is the first time that Rob Roy's life has been written with a full range of sources. The picture that emerges is indeed striking, but not heroic. A man deeply wronged and oppressed, forced into outlawry, has to be modified by the clear evidence that he was only outlawed after undertaking a careful plan to swindle his creditors. With this book Scotland may lose a hero of the old-fashioned and unreal sort, but it possesses a Rob Roy whose life-story emerges as one that was dramatic and certainly more human. This radical revision of popular views on Rob Roy is based on much recently discovered material and is the first new biography for thirty years.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 9781780273785
Category : Outlaws
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This is the first time that Rob Roy's life has been written with a full range of sources. The picture that emerges is indeed striking, but not heroic. A man deeply wronged and oppressed, forced into outlawry, has to be modified by the clear evidence that he was only outlawed after undertaking a careful plan to swindle his creditors. With this book Scotland may lose a hero of the old-fashioned and unreal sort, but it possesses a Rob Roy whose life-story emerges as one that was dramatic and certainly more human. This radical revision of popular views on Rob Roy is based on much recently discovered material and is the first new biography for thirty years.
Montrose
Author: John Buchan
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
"Montrose" by John Buchan is a detailed biography of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who sought to reconcile Scotland's National Covenant with loyalty to Charles I. Buchan explores Montrose's role as Charles's lieutenant-general, highlighting his skillful leadership in Highland and Lowland battles in 1645-46. However, Montrose's fortunes took a downturn with the defeat at Philiphaugh in 1646. The book also covers Montrose's subsequent campaign for Charles II after his father's execution, his eventual defeat, betrayal, trial, and execution.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
"Montrose" by John Buchan is a detailed biography of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, who sought to reconcile Scotland's National Covenant with loyalty to Charles I. Buchan explores Montrose's role as Charles's lieutenant-general, highlighting his skillful leadership in Highland and Lowland battles in 1645-46. However, Montrose's fortunes took a downturn with the defeat at Philiphaugh in 1646. The book also covers Montrose's subsequent campaign for Charles II after his father's execution, his eventual defeat, betrayal, trial, and execution.
Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates
Author: David Stevenson
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
ISBN: 9781903688465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The New Scots, the men of the army the Scottish covenanters sent to Ireland, were the most formidable opponents of the Irish confederates for several crucial years in the 1640s, preventing them conquering all Ireland and destroying the Protestant plantation in Ulster. The greatest challenge to the power of the covenanters in Scotland at a time when they seemed invincible came from a largely Irish army, sent to Scotland by the confederates and commanded by the royalist marquis of Montrose. Thus the relations of Scotland and Ireland are clearly of great importance in understanding the complex 'War of the Three Kingdoms' and the interactions of the civil wars and revolutions of England, Scotland and Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century. But though historians have studied Anglo-Scottish and Anglo-Irish relations extensively, Scottish-Irish relations have been largely neglected. Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates attempts to fill this gap, and in doing so provides the first comprehensive study of the Scottish Army in Ireland.
Publisher: Ulster Historical Foundation
ISBN: 9781903688465
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The New Scots, the men of the army the Scottish covenanters sent to Ireland, were the most formidable opponents of the Irish confederates for several crucial years in the 1640s, preventing them conquering all Ireland and destroying the Protestant plantation in Ulster. The greatest challenge to the power of the covenanters in Scotland at a time when they seemed invincible came from a largely Irish army, sent to Scotland by the confederates and commanded by the royalist marquis of Montrose. Thus the relations of Scotland and Ireland are clearly of great importance in understanding the complex 'War of the Three Kingdoms' and the interactions of the civil wars and revolutions of England, Scotland and Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century. But though historians have studied Anglo-Scottish and Anglo-Irish relations extensively, Scottish-Irish relations have been largely neglected. Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates attempts to fill this gap, and in doing so provides the first comprehensive study of the Scottish Army in Ireland.