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Great Scottish Heroes Fifty Scots Who Shaped The World
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Author : Stuart Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Great Scottish Heroes Fifty Scots Who Shaped The World written by Stuart Pearson and has been published by Kings Road Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Which Scottish anti-slavery campaigner lost a son in a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp during the American Civil War? Was the enemy of Scotland's first 'freedom fighter' not England, but ancient Rome? What was the laboratory accident that led to one of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine? How did the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 influence the legal foundation of the greatest superpower the world has ever seen? Which singing superstar overcame a learning difficulty to become a worldwide inspiration? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in Great Scottish Heroes, covering 2,000 years of Scottish history and encompassing outstanding leaders in a broad range of pursuits, including the arts, exploration, medicine, sport, religion and politiME. Even a brief list of Scottish inventions shows the nation's influence upon our world: television, penicillin, the steam engine, the telephone, the vacuum flask, to name only a few. Scotland has for centuries produced a great number of exceptional, heroic individuals out of all proportion to its small population and geographical size. This concise but wide-ranging book offers biographies of fifty Scottish heroes and heroines, but in truth there are a hundred others, and more, who would qualify for inclusion. These men and women helped to shape the world, and continue to do so today. Great Scottish Heroes shows how they achieved such remarkable success. If you are a Scot by birth, descent, or adoption, this book will make you even prouder of your countrymen. If you are not Scottish, you will wish you were.
Scottish Heroes
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Author : Harry William Lowe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
Scottish Heroes written by Harry William Lowe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Covenanters categories.
Scottish Heroes In The Days Of Wallace And Bruce
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Author : Alexander Low
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Scottish Heroes In The Days Of Wallace And Bruce written by Alexander Low and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Scotland categories.
Great Scottish Heroes
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Author : Stuart Pearson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05-20
Great Scottish Heroes written by Stuart Pearson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-20 with History categories.
Which Scottish anti - slavery campaigner lost a son in a Confederate prisoner - of - war camp during the American Civil War? Was the enemy of Scotland's first 'freedom fighter' not England, but ancient Rome? What was the laboratory accident that led to one of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine? How did the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320 influence the legal foundation of the greatest superpower the world has ever seen? Which singing superstar overcame a learning difficulty to become a worldwide inspiration? The answers to these and many other questions can be found in Great Scottish Heroes, covering 2,000 years of Scottish history and encompassing outstanding leaders in a broad range of pursuits, including the arts, exploration, medicine, sport, religion and politics. Even a brief list of Scottish inventions shows the nation's influence upon our world: television, penicillin, the steam engine, the telephone, the vacuum flask, to name only a few. Scotland has for centuries produced a great number of exceptional, heroic individuals out of all proportion to its small population and geographical size. This concise but wide - ranging book offers biographies of fifty Scottish heroes and heroines, but in truth there are a hundred others, and more, who would qualify for inclusion. These men and women helped to shape the world, and continue to do so today. Great Scottish Heroes shows how they achieved such remarkable success. If you are a Scot by birth, descent, or adoption, this book will make you even prouder of your countrymen. If you are not Scottish, you will wish you were.
Scottish Heroes In The Days Of Wallace And Bruce
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Author : Alexander Low
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
Scottish Heroes In The Days Of Wallace And Bruce written by Alexander Low and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Scotland categories.
Scottish Heroes And Heroines Of Long Ago
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Author : Eileen Dunlop
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Scottish Heroes And Heroines Of Long Ago written by Eileen Dunlop and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Scotland categories.
Forgotten Scottish Heroes
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Author : John Morrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-10-01
Forgotten Scottish Heroes written by John Morrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-01 with Scotland categories.
Wallace Bruce
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Author : Antony Kamm
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Wallace Bruce written by Antony Kamm and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Scotland categories.
William Wallace And Robert The Bruce
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Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-01-26
William Wallace And Robert The Bruce written by Charles River Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the major battles of the Scottish Wars of Independence *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "A false usurper sinks in every foe And liberty returns with every blow." - Blind Harry From their very beginnings, England and Scotland fought each other. Emerging as unified nations from the early medieval period, their shared border and inter-related aristocracy created endless causes of conflict, from local raiders known as border reivers to full blown wars between their monarchies. Every century from the 11th to the 16th was colored by such violence, and there were periods when not a decade went by without some act of violence marring the peace. Out of all of this, the most bitterly remembered conflict is Edward I's invasion during the late 13th century. After Edward's death, the English were eventually beaten back at the famous Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, and thus the early 14th century was a period featuring some of Scotland's greatest national heroes, including William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. It still resonates in the Scottish national memory, all the more so following its memorable but wildly inaccurate depiction in the 1995 film Braveheart, which had Scottish audiences cheering in cinemas. William Wallace is one of the most famous freedom fighters in history, and over 700 years after his death he is still remembered as Scotland's beloved hero. But while the movie Braveheart helped make him a household name, and he is commemorated across Scotland as a natural leader and a loyal son of his homeland, he is also "the most mysterious of the leaders of the Scottish resistance to Edward I." This is because, paradoxically, the very famous soldier is also one of the least well known. In fact, the mystery surrounding Wallace is figuring out precisely, or even vaguely, who he was. Where did this champion of Scottish independence come from? Who was his family? What did he do before emerging from obscurity with the brutal murder of William Heselrig, the English sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297? So little evidence on Wallace's life exists that answering even the most basic questions about him can be a challenge. Piecing together the story of William Wallace's life is an exercise in asking more questions than can be answered, and often in looking at just as much conjecture as proof. This book attempts to separate fact from fiction while looking at the life and fighting of the man who inspired Braveheart. Though it's often forgotten today, Robert the Bruce was a bit shiftier, if only out of necessity. Robert the Bruce has become a figure of Scottish national legend, renowned as the man who threw off the shackles of English oppression, but prior to 1306, this Anglo-Scottish nobleman did little to cover himself in glory or to earn a reputation as a hero of the national cause. A member of one of Scotland's leading noble families, Bruce inherited his grandfather's claim to the right to be King of the Scots. That older Bruce had been one of the two leading competitors in the Great Cause, and the family still held ambitions toward the throne. They also held resentments dating back to that disputed inheritance against the Balliol clan and their supporters the Comyns. Of course, this was all forgiven and forgotten after Bannockburn and Bruce's rise to the Scottish throne, which he held for over two decades. This book analyzes the lives of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the two Scottish heroes like never before.
The Martyrs Heroes And Bards Of The Scottish Covenant
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Author : George Gilfillan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1852
The Martyrs Heroes And Bards Of The Scottish Covenant written by George Gilfillan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1852 with Covenanters categories.