Clan, King and Covenant : : History of the Highland Clans from the Civil War to the Glencoe Massacre / / John L Roberts.
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 Alisdair MacDonald joined Montrose in raising the Royalist clans that the co...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2000 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- 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
- Bibliography
- Index