Bludie Harlaw
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Bludie Harlaw
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Author : Ian A. Olson
language : en
Publisher: John Donald
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Bludie Harlaw written by Ian A. Olson and has been published by John Donald this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with History categories.
In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had threatened to sack. One of the greatest battles in Scottish history, described by hardened mediaeval chroniclers as 'atrocious', 'Reid Harlaw' left some 3,000 dead and wounded. Dismissed by Scott as a 'Celt v. Saxon' power struggle, it has faded from historical memory, other than in the north-east of Scotland. Written records in Latin, Scots, Gaelic and English are presented in their original form, and with transcriptions and translations. Two major ballads are analysed, one contemporary, and one fabricated over 350 years later - which is still sung. Lowland views dominate, because of the loss and destruction of Highland records, notably those of the Lords of the Isles themselves. The histories themselves fall into two groups - those written at or around the time, and those composed some 300 years later.These later accounts form the basis of most modern descriptions of the battle, but they tend to be romantic and highly imaginative, creating noble order where chaos once existed.
Street Literature Of The Long Nineteenth Century
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Author : David Atkinson
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2017-08-21
Street Literature Of The Long Nineteenth Century written by David Atkinson and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-21 with History categories.
For centuries, street literature was the main cheap reading material of the working classes: broadsides, chapbooks, songsters, prints, engravings, and other forms of print produced specifically to suit their taste and cheap enough for even the poor to buy. Starting in the sixteenth century, but at its chaotic and flamboyant peak in the nineteenth, street literature was on sale everywhere – in urban streets and alleyways, at country fairs and markets, at major sporting events and holiday gatherings, and under the gallows at public executions. For this very reason, it was often despised and denigrated by the educated classes, but remained enduringly popular with the ordinary people. Anything and everything was grist to the printers’ mill, if it would sell. A penny could buy you a celebrity scandal, a report of a gruesome murder, the last dying speech of a condemned criminal, wonder tales, riddles and conundrums, a moral tale of religious danger and redemption, a comic tale of drunken husbands and shrewish wives, a temperance tract or an ode to beer, a satire on dandies, an alphabet or “reed-a-ma-daisy” (reading made easy) to teach your children, an illustrated chapbook of nursery rhymes, or the adventures of Robin Hood and Jack the Giant Killer. Street literature long held its own by catering directly for the ordinary people, at a price they could afford, but, by the end of the Victorian era, it was in terminal decline and was rapidly being replaced by a host of new printed materials in the shape of cheap newspapers and magazines, penny dreadful novels, music hall songbooks, and so on, all aimed squarely at the burgeoning mass market. Fascinating today for the unique light it shines on the lives of the ordinary people of the age, street literature has long been neglected as a historical resource, and this collection of essays is the first general book on the trade for over forty years.
Crossing Borders Boundaries And Margins In Medieval And Early Modern Britain
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Crossing Borders Boundaries And Margins In Medieval And Early Modern Britain written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with History categories.
The twelve essays in Crossing Borders: Boundaries and Margins in Medieval and Early Modern Britain examine marches and margins as jurisdictional, legal, and social expressions of power, building upon the scholarship of Professor Cynthia J. Neville.
Scots Folk Singers And Their Sources
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Author : Caroline Macafee
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-07-05
Scots Folk Singers And Their Sources written by Caroline Macafee and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-05 with Music categories.
In Scots Folk Singers and their Sources, Caroline Macafee offers a detailed analysis of song transmission in two major Scottish folk song collections, the Greig-Duncan Collection, and the Scots folk song material of the School of Scottish Studies Archives.
Scotland A History From Earliest Times
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2015-09-22
Scotland A History From Earliest Times written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-22 with History categories.
In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century. Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.
The Little History Of Aberdeenshire
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Author : Duncan Harley
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-03-29
The Little History Of Aberdeenshire written by Duncan Harley and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-29 with History categories.
Duncan Harley takes the reader on a grand tour through Aberdeenshire's fascinating and rich history, culminating in a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events this county has witnessed. Read about the Beaker People, blue-painted Picts and the Roman legionnaires who tried, but ultimately failed to subdue the local populace. William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Donald Trump inhabit these pages alongside tales of Bloody Harlaw, the Herschip of Buchan and the battle of Mons Graupius. Discover the painter priest of Macduff, the English Dillinger, the famous diggers of Inverurie's George Square and the strange tale of how Lawrence of Arabia 'got his scuds' over at Collieston. The Little History of Aberdeenshire is guaranteed to enthral both residents and visitors alike.
The Bruce
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Bruce written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with English language categories.
The Historie Of Scotland
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Author : John Leslie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Historie Of Scotland written by John Leslie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with Scotland categories.
Cities Of The World Their Origin Progress And Present Aspect
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Author : Edwin Hodder
language : en
Publisher:
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Cities Of The World Their Origin Progress And Present Aspect written by Edwin Hodder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A Demon In Silver
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Author : R.S. Ford
language : en
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date : 2018-06-12
A Demon In Silver written by R.S. Ford and has been published by Titan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-12 with Fiction categories.
A new stunning epic fantasy for readers of Brandon Sanderson, Michael J. Sullivan and Brian Staveley.In a world where magic has disappeared, rival nations vie for power in a continent devastated by war. When a young farm girl, Livia, demonstrates magical powers for the first time in a century there are many across the land that will kill to obtain her power. The Duke of Gothelm's tallymen, the blood-soaked Qeltine Brotherhood, and cynical mercenary Josten Cade: all are searching for Livia and the power she wields.But Livia finds that guardians can come from the most unlikely places... and that the old gods are returning to a world they abandoned.