Castles And Tower Houses Of The Scottish Clans 1450 1650

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849080453

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Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650 by Stuart Reid Pdf

With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to defend or subjugate towns. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in an environment of weak Royal authority and endemic feuding between rival clans and groups, in both Highland and Lowland areas. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most defensive construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive vernacular style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design, development, and purpose of these quintessentially Scottish buildings, and also covers larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782004387

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Castles and Tower Houses of the Scottish Clans 1450–1650 by Stuart Reid Pdf

With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to defend or subjugate towns. Instead they were primarily fortified dwelling houses, erected in an environment of weak Royal authority and endemic feuding between rival clans and groups, in both Highland and Lowland areas. Although some enceinte castles were developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, most defensive construction focused on the tower house, a distinctive vernacular style of Scottish fortification. This book examines the design, development, and purpose of these quintessentially Scottish buildings, and also covers larger sites such as Urquhart and Blackness.

Author : David C. Weinczok
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526749017

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The History Behind Game of Thrones by David C. Weinczok Pdf

The true history behind the hit HBO fantasy show and George R. R. Martin’s bestselling Fire and Ice series. A wall in the distant north cuts the world in two. Ruthless sea-born warriors raid the coasts from their war galleys. A young nobleman and his kin are slaughtered under a banner of truce within a mighty castle. A warrior king becomes a legend when he smites his foe with one swing of his axe during a nation-forging battle. Yet this isn’t Westeros—it’s Scotland. Game of Thrones is history re-imagined as fantasy. The History Behind Game of Thrones turns the tables, using George R. R. Martin’s extraordinary fictional universe as a way to understand the driving forces and defining moments from Scotland’s story. Why were castles so important? Was there a limit to the powers a medieval king could use—or abuse? What was the reality of being under siege? Was there really anything that can compare to the destructive force of dragons? By joining forces, Westeros and Scotland hold the answers. Writer and presenter David C. Weinczok draws on a vast array of characters, events, places, and themes from Scottish history that echo Game of Thrones at every dramatic turn. Visit the castle where the real Red Wedding transpired, encounter the fearsome historical tribes beyond Rome’s great wall, learn how a blood-red heart became the most feared sigil in Scotland, and much more. By journey’s end, the cogs in the wheels of Martin’s world and Scottish history will be laid bare, as well as the stories of those who tried to shape—and sometimes even break—them.

Author : Chris Peers
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399070041

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Clan Battles by Chris Peers Pdf

Warfare between the clans of the Highlands in the late Middle Ages determined the course of history in this region of Scotland, and Chris Peers’ gripping account of it – and of the rivalry between the strongest clans – gives the reader a deep insight into this bloody, turbulent phase in the development of the far north of the British Isles. The battles he describes, all of them fought between the 1430s and the 1540s, were flash points in the long struggle for dominance between the leading clans of the region. The battles are reconstructed in vivid detail. The first, Druim n Coub, was fought in 1433 between the Mackays and the Sutherlands. Then came Bloody Bay, a sea fight between rival MacDonald factions, Blar na Parc between the MacDonalds and the Mackenzies, Creag an Airgid between the MacDonalds and the MacIains, Glendale between the MacDonalds and MacLeods, and Torran Dubh between alliances headed by the Mackays and Sutherlands. The final battle, Blar na Leine, fought between the MacDonalds and the Frasers in 1544, marked the end of an era. The subsequent fate of the leading clans, principally the MacDonalds and Mackays, is also covered in a narrative that gives the reader a fascinating new perspective of clan loyalties and conflict which still resonates today. As well as covering the fighting Chris Peers explains the way war in the Highlands was organized by the contending clans during the period – the strategies and tactics, weapons and armor they employed. The result is an absorbing all-round account of the military history of the Highlands before the clans eventually lost their independence.

Author : Victoria Henshaw
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472505224

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Scotland and the British Army, 1700-1750 by Victoria Henshaw Pdf

The wholesale assimilation of Scots into the British Army is largely associated with the recruitment of Highlanders during and after the Seven Years War. This important new study demonstrates that the assimilation of Lowland and Highland Scots into the British Army was a salient feature of its history in the first half of the 18th century and was already well advanced by the outbreak of the Seven Years War. Scotland and the British Army, 1700-1750 analyses the wider policing functions of the British Army, the role of Scotland's militia and the development of Scotland's military roads and institutions to provide a fuller understanding of the purpose and complexity of Scotland's military organisation and presence in Scotland in the turbulent decades between the Glorious Revolution and the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie, which has been too often simplified as an army of occupation for the suppression of Jacobitism. Instead, Victoria Henshaw reveals the complexities and difficulties experienced by Scottish soldiers of all ranks in the British Army as nationality, loyalty and prejudice clouded Scottish desires to use military service to defend the Glorious Revolution and the Union of 1707.

Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786462544

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British Fortifications Through the Reign of Richard III by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

From the time the Romans first set foot on England's shore in 55 B.C., the British Isles have faced a constant threat of foreign invasion. As a result, the landscapes of England, Scotland, and Ireland are dotted with ancient defensive fortifications as varied as their makers. Iron Age Celtic "hill forts," Roman castra and Hadrian's Wall, Anglo-Saxon dykes and Alfredian burhs, Norman mottes and stone-keeps, Edwardian castles, Irish tower houses--they all served to repel ancient intruders and many still stand as tangible relics of a remarkable past. This study chronicles the development of British fortifications from prehistoric times through the end of Richard III's reign in 1485, providing the history of each type of structure, relevant examples, and information on weapons and siege warfare. More than 250 illustrations vividly detail each ediface's construction and configuration.

Author : Roy Lesley Adkins,Victoria Leitch
Publisher : Constable
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781472127747

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The Handbook of British Archaeology by Roy Lesley Adkins,Victoria Leitch Pdf

For over 25 years The Handbook of British Archaeology has been the foremost guide to archaeological methods, artefacts and monuments, providing clear explanations of all specialist terms used by archaeologists. This completely revised and updated edition is packed with the latest information and now includes the most recent developments in archaeological science. Meticulously researched, every section has been extensively updated by a team of experts. There are chapters devoted to each of the archaeological periods found in Britain, as well as two chapters on techniques and the nature of archaeological remains. All the common artefacts, types of sites and current theories and methods are covered. The growing interest in post-medieval and industrial archaeology is fully explored in a brand new section dealing with these crucial periods. Hundreds of new illustrations enable instant comparison and identification of objects and monuments - from Palaeolithic handaxes to post-medieval gravestones. Several maps pinpoint the key sites, and other features include an extensive bibliography and a detailed index. The Handbook of British Archaeology is the most comprehensive resource book available and is essential for anyone with an interest in the subject - from field archaeologists and academics to students, heritage professionals, Time Team followers and amateur enthusiasts.

Author : Michael Brown
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : IND:30000124493127

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Scottish Baronial Castles 1250–1450 by Michael Brown Pdf

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Author : Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476689715

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British Fortifications, 1485-1945 by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Pdf

This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945. With the advent of firearms, the Tudor period indeed opened a new chapter in the histories of Britain, fortification and warfare. By 1500 AD, Britain and Europe at large entered a new phase, marked by the foundation of colonial empires and a broadened sphere of influence and rule. During the following centuries, British sailors, ruthless adventurers, fighting men, and greedy merchants laid foundations to fortify the most widespread and most prosperous colonial Empire the world had ever seen. This text focuses on British coastal fortifications and on combinations of fortresses used for more general strategic purposes. Featured structures have protected points of vital importance, such as capital cities, military depots, ports, harbors and dockyards at essential locations in Britain and throughout the British Empire.

Author : Martin Coventry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Castles
ISBN : 1899874364

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Castles of the Clans by Martin Coventry Pdf

A major new work on 800 clans and families of Scotland and their castles, houses, seats, and lands.

Author : Michael Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846038723

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Scottish Baronial Castles 1250–1450 by Michael Brown Pdf

Devastated by the civil wars of the 17th century or by the neglect of their owners, the majority of Scottish baronial castles built between 1250 and 1450 survive as little more than skeletal ruins. These reminders of Scotland's past have captured the imaginations of romantics, artists, writers and tourists since the late 18th century. Often set in spectacular surroundings, on cliff-tops, islands, and gorges, their ruined grandeur evokes a medieval world of sieges, banquets and murders, and provides a rare physical link with the Anglo-Scottish wars of Robert the Bruce and William Wallace.

Author : Melvil Dewey,Richard Rogers Bowker,L. Pylodet,Charles Ammi Cutter,Bertine Emma Weston,Karl Brown,Helen E. Wessells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UOM:39015066122832

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Library Journal by Melvil Dewey,Richard Rogers Bowker,L. Pylodet,Charles Ammi Cutter,Bertine Emma Weston,Karl Brown,Helen E. Wessells Pdf

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04
Category : Libraries
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123005113

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Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Burkhart William Ogilvie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0993165907

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A History of the Clan Ogilvie/Ogilvy in Scotland by Burkhart William Ogilvie Pdf

Author : Nigel G. Tranter
Publisher : Interlink Publishing Group
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020305699

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Tales and Traditions of Scottish Castles by Nigel G. Tranter Pdf

Since then his novels have put flesh on the dry bones of Scots history and have brought to life many of the people who have lived in or been associated with his selection of castles in this book. Alive with anecdote and filled with larger/than/life characters, Tales and Traditions of Scottish Castles is a wonderful companion for anyone who enjoys Scotland's heritage and wants to know what tales those gaunt and shadowy ruins have to tell.