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On the Orkney island of Rousay, between the years 1840 and 1890, an extraordinary conflict raged between the landowner, Burroughs, and the Crofters on his property. The scene was almost that of a Greek tragedy in which landlord and tenant fought each other on the national stage to the bitter end, where no compromise was possible, and where neither side could or would, back down. This brilliant story now reprinted, is full of great characters and incident and is told against the dark gales of economic change. Burroughs nearly succeeded in driving off all his tenants, and his behavior instigated a special Act of Parliament, directed specifically against him.
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William P. L. Thomson was the author of a number of books on Scottish history. He was Rector of Kirkwall Grammar School, in Orkney, from 1971 to 1991, previously having been Principal Teacher of History and Geography at the Anderson High School, Shetland. He died in 2016.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The brutal clearances which changed the face of much of rural Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are most often associated with the Highlands. However, one of the most dramatic conflicts between tenant and landowner took place on the small Orcadian island of Rousay. When members of the Royal Commission tasked with assessing the conditions of tenant crofters arrived there, the island's owner, General William Frederick Traill-Burroughs, threatened to evict any islander who gave evidence. As tension mounted, a gunboat arrived to keep the peace, and it was only the belated passing of the Crofters Act of 1886 and a special Act of Parliament directed specifically against the general that saved the islands. This is the dramatic story of these events. At the end of it, Burroughs, once lauded as a national hero who had seen military action in Crimea and India, emerges as a much more complex and human figure that history has previously painted him. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005353632
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