Mitchell margaret

1900 · 006620 — Paisley : Alexander Gardner 1900 1900. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 15 707 p. front. 3 maps 1 foldout 23 cm. ; LCCN: 01-3482 ; LC: DA880.H6 ; OCLC: 4918383 ; nicely rebound in black cloth with gold lettering ; top edge trimmed fore-edge and bottom of textblock untrimmed; frontispiece has a cellophane repair at back ; tissue guard ; Partial Contents : Early notices of Britain -- Invasion in reign of Claudius -- Northward advance of the Romans -- The campaigns of Julius Agricola -- Details from Tacitus -- Advance to the Tay -- Erection of chain of Forts between the Forth and Clyde -- Agricola's reconnaissance in Kintyre -- Night attack by the Caledonians -- Confederacy of the tribes -- Battle of Mons Granpins -- Recall of Agricola -- 84 AD -- Erection of Hadrian's wall -- Earliest reference to the "Picts" -- Constantius Chlorus passes beyond the northern wall -- Civilising influence of the Romans -- -- Province invaded by Picts and Scots in 360-- Invasion in 364 by Picts Scots Atacotts and Saxons -- Picts grouped into Dicalidonae and Vecturiones -- -Roman remains in Scotland -- -Introduction of Christianity -- The Early Races -- The Stone Age and the Iberians -- -The Bronze Age and the Celt -- -The Early Iron Age -- -The Brochs their Character and Use--Crannogs or Lake Dwellings -- Hill Forts -- Vitrified Forts -- Underground House -- The Kingdom of Bernicia founded by the Saxons -- The British Kingdom of Strathclyde -- Early Pictish Kings -- The Kingdom of Dalriada founded by the Scots -- Contemporary Christianity in Scotland -- Arrival of St Columba -- The Celtic Monasteries-- Columba receives gift of Iona from King Conall--Evangelisation of northern Pictland -- The paganism of early Scotlsnd -- -Anointing of Aidan by Columba -- Aidan's vigorous reign -- Death of Columba -- Rivalry of the Eochadh Buidhe--The Celtic Church in Northrthumbria -- -Events in Pictavia -- -Battle of Duin-Nechtain and its results -- Political influence of Adamnan -- The Culdees -- Early stone churches and bee-hive dwellings -- -Battle of Droma Cathmail--Aeda Find king of Dalriada -- Arrival of the Norsemen- -- Dunkeld and the reliquaries of St Columba -- The Lia Fail or Stone of Destiny--Kenneth's struggles with Saxons and Britons-- Sigurd the Powerful -- The Round Towers of Abernethy and Brechin--Battle of Luncarty--Caithness attached to earldom of Orkney- -- The last plundering of Inna by the Danes -- -The Norwegians Christianised -- -Invasion of Cumberland by Aethelred king of England- -- The struggles of Malcolm II with the Danes -- Assimilation of the Scottish Church to the Church of Rome -- The literary productions of the Celtic Church--The earliest specimens of Gaelic writing -- Celtic crosiers bells and brooches- -- Celtic art as applied to memorial stones -- The earliest form of cross -- Curious enigmatic symbols peculiar to Scotland -- -Norse burials and Norse art in Scotland --The career of Somerled Regulus of Argyll--Revolt of the six Earls -- Liberties of the kingdom surrendered by William the Lion--Some leading characteristics of Clan organisation -- Septs sprung from the Clan proper -- King James holds his Court at Campbelltown in l498--Argyll's relations with Mary Mac Leod the heiress of Harris -- The Hebridean Scots in Ireland -- -Miserable intrigues of the Earl of Caithness -- The Highlanders at the Battle of Langside -- Issue of the first book printed in a Celtic tongue- -- Battle of Tippermuir -- Battle of Aberdeen -- Battle of Fyvie -- Battle of Philiphaugh -- Slaughter of the Campbells at Stirling- -- Rising in the north in favour of Charles II -- Attempt by William to purchase the support of the clans -- The Massacre of Glencoe --The Rebellion of 1715 -- Jacobite rising with Spanish aid in 1719- -- Attempt to capture Charles -- The cruelties of butcher Cinnberlund -- Proscription of tartan and the Highland garb -- The bagpipe and the harp -- -The music of the Highlander- -- Modern Gaelic poetry -- Some Highland poets ; large heavy thick volume ; FINE <br/> <br/> Paisley : Alexander Gardner, 1900 hardcover