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Clan Donald

2008-01-18 History
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Book Synopsis Clan Donald by : Donald J. Macdonald

Download or read book Clan Donald written by Donald J. Macdonald. This book was released on 2008-01-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents a detailed history of this Scottish noble lineage from the medieval Lords of the Isles to the mid–eighteenth century. Clan Donald is not the history of one clan, but of several important clans that descend from the old Kingdom of Macdonald. Each of these clans played its part in the history of Scotland until the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Covering a period of six hundred years, the narrative begins with Somerled and the foundation of the Lordship of the Isles. It traces the narrative through the downfall of the Lordship in 1493 and the various branches that arose thereafter. The book then culminates in an overview of how the Celtic and Roman Churches were influenced by Clan Donald. Based on the original, three-volume edition of Clan Donald—first published between 1896 and 1904—this all-encompassing reference book is essential for members of the Clan as well as students of the Western Highlands and Isles.

The Clan Donald

1900 Scotland
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Release : 1900
Genre : Scotland
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Book Synopsis The Clan Donald by : Angus Macdonald

Download or read book The Clan Donald written by Angus Macdonald. This book was released on 1900. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Highland Clans

2013-05-07 History
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Release : 2013-05-07
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Book Synopsis The Highland Clans by : Alistair Moffat

Download or read book The Highland Clans written by Alistair Moffat. This book was released on 2013-05-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.” —The Scotsman The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Alistair Moffat traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans; from Somerled the Viking to Robert the Bruce; from the great battles of Bannockburn and Flodden to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Risings; and from the Clearances to the present day. Moffat is an adept guide to the world of the clans, a world dominated by lineage, land, and community. These are stories of great leaders and famous battles, and of an extraordinary people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. It’s a story too about the pain of leaving, with the great emigrations to the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand that began after Culloden. Complete with a clan map and an alphabetical list of the clans of the Scottish Highlands, this is a must for anyone interested in the history of Scotland.

History of the Clan Donald, the Families of MacDonald, McDonald and McDonnell

1920
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Release : 1920
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Book Synopsis History of the Clan Donald, the Families of MacDonald, McDonald and McDonnell by : Henry James Lee

Download or read book History of the Clan Donald, the Families of MacDonald, McDonald and McDonnell written by Henry James Lee. This book was released on 1920. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lords of the Isles

2008-05 History
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Release : 2008-05
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Book Synopsis The Lords of the Isles by : Raymond Campbell Paterson

Download or read book The Lords of the Isles written by Raymond Campbell Paterson. This book was released on 2008-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing its origins back to the great Somerled, Raymond Campbell Paterson charts the steady ascent of Clan Donald to the zenith of its power in the 15th century, when the Lords of the Isles controlled much of the Hebrides, as well as extensive parts of the mainland, including the vast earldom of Ross. So powerful had the clan become that it was even able to challenge the authority of the Scottish Crown at the Battles of Harlaw and Inverlochy and plan to partition Scotland with Edward IV of England. Pride was followed by destruction, and James IV finally deposed the last Lord of the Isles in 1493. But under the chiefs of Clanranald, Glengarry, Sleat, Keppoch, Dunyveg and Glencoe, the various branches of the clan. Large and small, continued for many years to fight for their own independence and the independence of the old Gaelic world. The former enemies of the house of Stewart, they ended among the last of its defenders. Long vanished as a territorial power, the past glory of Clan Donald continues to be remembered to this very day.

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