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Scotland Bloody Scotland
Book by Baron of Ravenstone, Renwick, Frank
100 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1987
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February 27, 2023
A great history of Scotland presented in a fun way with a cartoon on every page.
This history of Scotland ends in 1707 with the union with England.
p. 29: Motte and bailey castle at Mochrum, Galloway: https://mochrumestate.com/
p. 42: "It is true that the death of Alexander III (on March 19, 1286) was the unluckiest event to ever happen in Scotland."
p. 47: William Wallace: "I am not a traitor to Edward, as Edward is not my King."
p. 59: Dark and Drublie Days: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org...
p. 61: Robert III's epitaph: "Here lies the worst of the Kings and most wretched of men."
p. 66: Phase I: Robertocracy
Phase II: Infantocracy
"Between 1406 adn 1587 there were nearly 100 years of minority rule and government by Regents."
p. 70: bampot: Glaswegian word for a "Headcase"
p. 70: wally: "A wally is infact someone who is very intelligent in some areas but very stupid (almost unbelievably) in others, eg such as clumsiness."
p. 77: The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605
p. 79: "In a sense, Scotland ceased to be a nation in 1603, because it was thereafter governed from London."
p. 79: "With all his faults, James, that most unlikely King, was the greatest and wisest Prince ever to rule Scotland."
p. 85: "[James] Renwick, executed on the Maiden in Edinburgh in February [1688], was the last person in Scotland to be killed for religion."
p. 89: "The failure of the Darien Scheme sealed the fate of the Scottish Parliament, and with it the fate of Scotland as a separate nation--although by the end of the seventeenth century that nation was hardly any longer a separate viable entity."
p. 89: "The Scots had ceased to be a nation, and, in the eyes of Europe, had ceased to be worthy of respect."
This history of Scotland ends in 1707 with the union with England.
p. 29: Motte and bailey castle at Mochrum, Galloway: https://mochrumestate.com/
p. 42: "It is true that the death of Alexander III (on March 19, 1286) was the unluckiest event to ever happen in Scotland."
p. 47: William Wallace: "I am not a traitor to Edward, as Edward is not my King."
p. 59: Dark and Drublie Days: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org...
p. 61: Robert III's epitaph: "Here lies the worst of the Kings and most wretched of men."
p. 66: Phase I: Robertocracy
Phase II: Infantocracy
"Between 1406 adn 1587 there were nearly 100 years of minority rule and government by Regents."
p. 70: bampot: Glaswegian word for a "Headcase"
p. 70: wally: "A wally is infact someone who is very intelligent in some areas but very stupid (almost unbelievably) in others, eg such as clumsiness."
p. 77: The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605
p. 79: "In a sense, Scotland ceased to be a nation in 1603, because it was thereafter governed from London."
p. 79: "With all his faults, James, that most unlikely King, was the greatest and wisest Prince ever to rule Scotland."
p. 85: "[James] Renwick, executed on the Maiden in Edinburgh in February [1688], was the last person in Scotland to be killed for religion."
p. 89: "The failure of the Darien Scheme sealed the fate of the Scottish Parliament, and with it the fate of Scotland as a separate nation--although by the end of the seventeenth century that nation was hardly any longer a separate viable entity."
p. 89: "The Scots had ceased to be a nation, and, in the eyes of Europe, had ceased to be worthy of respect."
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