Highlanders: A History of the Scottish Clans
by Fitzroy Maclean
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Recounts the history of the Highland clans from their earliest Celtic origins to Robert the Bruce and Bannockburn, from Mary Queen of Scots to the nineteenth-century clearances. Offers insights into the motivations and character of the Scots clans.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Original title
- The isles of the sea and other West Highland tales
- Original publication date
- 1985
- Important places
- Scotland, UK
- First words
- "To the southern inhabitants of Scotland," remarked Dr Samuel Johnson in the year 1773, "the state of the mountains and the islands is equally known with that of Borneo and Sumatra: of both they have heard little and guess th... (show all)e rest."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Here, for all to see, is convincing proof that "the blood is strong, the heart is Highland."
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- Languages
- English, French, German
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- ISBNs
- 8
