Bygone Scotland: Historical and Social, by David Maxwell, C.E

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Author

Maxwell, David

Title

Bygone Scotland: Historical and Social

Credits

Produced by ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Scotland -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 54245

Release Date

February 26, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Bygone Scotland : HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL.
2. 2.Preface.
3. 3.Contents. — The Roman Conquest of Britain.
4. 4.Britain as a Roman Province.
5. 5.The Anglo-Saxons in Britain.
6. 6.The Rise of the Scottish Nation.
7. 7.The Danish Invasions of Britain.
8. 8.The Last Two Saxon Kings of England.
9. 9.How Scotland became a Free Nation.
10. 10.Scotland in the Two Hundred Years following Bannockburn.
11. 11.The Older Scottish Literature.
12. 12.The Reformation in England and in Scotland.
13. 13.The Rival Queens—Mary and Elizabeth.
14. 14.Old Edinburgh.
15. 15.Offences and their Punishment in the Sixteenth Century. — Penalties for Immorality. — Administration of the Effects of Persons Dying. Dress Regulations.
16. 16.Old Aberdeen.
17. 17.Witchcraft in Scotland.
18. 18.Holy Wells in Scotland.
19. 19.Scottish Marriage Customs.
20. 20.Scotland under Charles the First. — The Civil War.
21. 21.Scotland under Cromwell.
22. 22.Scotland under Charles the Second.
23. 23.Scotland under James the Second.
24. 24.The Revolution of 1688. — Battle of Killiecrankie.
25. 25.The Massacre of Glencoe.
26. 26.The Union of Scotland and England.
27. 27.The Jacobite Risings of 1715.
28. 28.The Rebellion of 1745.
29. 29.Index.

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