Clan, King and Covenant: History of the Highland Clans from the Civil War to the GlencoeMassacre

Roberts, John L

ISBN 10: 0748613935 / ISBN 13: 9780748613939

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2000

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Synopsis: Clan, King and Covenant explores the turbulent history of the Highlands during the seventeenth century. The signing of the National Covenant in 1638 first challenged the powers of Charles I in Scotland, but it was only when Alisdair MacDonald joined Montrose in raising the Royalist clans that the country erupted into civil war. Central to the conflict was the ancient enmity between the MacDonalds and the Campbells, Earls of Argyll, as clan Donald attempted to reclaim their ancestral lands in Argyll. There followed a whirlwind year of spectacular victories for Montrose in the name of the King as the Highland clans emerged upon the national stage, before his campaign subsided into eventual defeat. However it was only after the Restoration of Charles II that a bitter and protracted struggle broke out between Church and Crown, after Bishops were reappointed to the national Church. Political and religious tensions mounted with the acession of James VII of Scotland (James II of England) as a Catholic

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John L Roberts is DECEASED - Jessie Roberts (wife) is his literary executor at the

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Title: Clan, King and Covenant: History of the ...
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Good