An Outline of the Relations between England and Scotland (500-1707)
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- Outline of the Relations between
- England and Scotland
- (500-1707)
- ROBERT S. RAIT
- FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD LONDON BLACKIE & SON, Limited, 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C. GLASGOW AND DUBLIN 1901
- PREFATORY NOTE
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER I
- RACIAL DISTRIBUTION AND FEUDAL RELATIONS c. 500-1066 a.d.
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER II
- SCOTLAND AND THE NORMANS 1066-1286
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER III
- THE SCOTTISH POLICY OF EDWARD I 1286-1296
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IV
- THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1297-1328
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER V
- EDWARD III AND SCOTLAND 1328-1399
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VI
- SCOTLAND, LANCASTER, AND YORK 1400-1500
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VII
- THE BEGINNINGS OF THE ENGLISH ALLIANCE 1500-1542
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE PARTING OF THE WAYS 1542-1568
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER IX
- THE UNION OF THE CROWNS 1568-1625
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER X
- "THE TROUBLES IN SCOTLAND"
- FOOTNOTES:
- CHAPTER XI
- THE UNION OF THE PARLIAMENTS 1689-1707
- APPENDIX A
- REFERENCES TO THE HIGHLANDERS IN MEDIÆVAL LITERATURE
- I. AELRED (12th Century)
- Account of the Battle of the Standard
- 2. JOHN OF FORDUN (d. 1394?)
- (a) Description of the Highlanders
- (b) Coronation of Alexander III as a king of Scots
- 3. BOOK OF PLUSCARDEN (written in the latter half of the 15th century)
- Account of Harlaw
- 4. WALTER BOWER (d. 1449)
- Account of Harlaw
- 5. JOHN MAJOR OR MAIR (1469-1550)
- (a) References to the Scottish nation, and description of the Gaelic-speaking population
- (b) Account of Harlaw
- 6. HECTOR BOECE (1465?-1536)
- (a) Account of the differences between Highlanders and Lowlanders
- (b) Account of Harlaw
- 7. JOHN LESLEY (1527-1596)
- Contrast between Highlanders and Lowlanders
- 8. GEORGE BUCHANAN (1506-1582)
- Account of Harlaw
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX B
- THE FEUDALIZATION OF SCOTLAND
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX C
- TABLE OF THE COMPETITORS OF 1290
- (Names of the thirteen Competitors are in bold type)
- INDEX
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