Historical Significance: For over a thousand years, Urquhart has played a vital role in Scottish history. Its strategic location on the Great Glen made it a focal point of military action during Scotland’s wars of independence. Must-Sees: Grant Tower: The castle’s tallest structure offers exp...
Ecclesiastics on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border have often been forgotten in discussions of allegiance and political identity during the Scottish Wars of Independence. This article explores the careers and loyalties of English clergymen working in Scotland, their relationship to their Scottish ...
Between the late thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, the political system became unstable and fragmented when the royal line died without a clear heir and rulership was contested, leading to the "Wars of Independence," during which the kings of England and rival Scottish noble houses competed for...
第95页 the wars of independence The guardians too saw merit in such an alliance, as it would persuade the English king to support those who ruled in his daughter-in-law's name and would thereby ensure strong government 引自the wars of independence ...
Clan Fraser has two distinct branches, one in the Lowlands and one in the Highlands. Many members of Clan Fraser have distinguished themselves, particularly on the field of battle. They have defended Scottish lands against invading Danes and Norsemen, fought in the Scottish Wars of Independence,...
This is where St Columba is said to have worked miracles in the 6th century, where acts of chivalry and defiance provided inspiration during the Wars of Independence and where the MacDonald Lords of the Isles struggled with the Crown for power. The visitor centre is fully accessible and ...
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom in ahistoric referendumthat shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh of relief to the British political...
and sluggishness of the ocean and, by implication, of its danger. It was an image which the Scots could cultivate when it suited them, and which fitted well with the fierce nationalism which we see in so much of Scottish literature in the two centuries after the Wars of Independence. ...
EDINBURGH, Scotland -- Scottish voters have rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom in ahistoric referendumthat shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh of relief to the British political...
The first records of the castle stretch back to the 12th century, when King Alexander I built a chapel here. After the death of King Alexander III in 1286, the conflicts of succession to the Scottish throne and the wars of independence started. From the 13th to the 14th century, the city...