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Feuds, Forays and Rebellions

History of the Highland Clans 1475-1625
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1999

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Feuds, Forays and Rebellions is a history of the Highland Clans over the hundred and fifty years after the MacDonalds, Lords of the Isles, forfeited the Earldom of Ross in 1475. It describes the fragmentation of Clan Donald and its vassal kindreds as they resisted the impact of central authority, by James IV and his successors. Only by service to the Crown did the other leading families in the Highlands and Western Isles flourish and prosper until James VI of Scotland imposed apeace of sorts after the Union of the Crowns in 1603.Key Features*Clear but comprehensive account of a complex period in Highland history*Charts the fortunes of all the major Highland clans*Sufficiently detailed and authoritative to be used as a valuable reference book*Written in a lucid and entertaining style

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    Notes and Acknowledgements

    vii
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    Foreword

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    1 'Wyld, Wykkyd Heland-Men’

    1
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    2 Clan Donald in Rebellion

    24
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    3 Headship of the Gael

    46
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    4 Clan Donald in Ulster

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    5 Highland Feuds and Rebellions

    88
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    6 Daunting of the Western Isles

    105
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    7 Aggrandisement of the MacKenzies

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    8 Plantation of the Isles

    135
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    9 Conflicts of the Northern Clans

    148
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    10 Supremacy in the North

    160
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    11 Persecution of Clan Gregor

    174
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    12 Settlement of Territorial Disputes

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    13 The King’s Peace

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    Genealogical Tables

    211
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    Bibliography

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    Index

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Scottish Studies
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