ISBN: 9781727894370 - scottish history: a captivating guide to the history of scotland (9 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Did you know that the Scots never won a battle when they were favorites? A sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men. History repeated itself in 1542, when a Scottish army of 15,000 men was defeated by only 3,000 English soldiers. Despite their much smaller numbers, the English managed to take 1,200 Scottish men as prisoners. This humiliating defeat eventually contributed to the demise of King James V. This new captivating history book takes you on a remarkable journey from the earliest extensive historical record of Scotland through the long struggle toward nationhood, all the way to Postwar Scotland. In Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland, you will discover topics such asMedieval StrifeThe Emergence of the Scottish Nation-StateThe Golden AgeThe Wars of IndependenceThe Black DeathMary, Queen of Scots: The Daughter of DebateThe King of Great BritainThe Union and The Scottish EnlightenmentThe Industrial RevolutionScottish FeminismThe Loch Ness MonsterAnd much, much more So if you want to discover more about the startling history of Scotland, click add to cart.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Did you know that the Scots never won a battle when they were favorites? A sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men. History repeated itself in 1542, when a Scottish army of 15,000 men was defeated by only 3,000 English soldiers. Despite their much smaller numbers, the English managed to take 1,200 Scottish men as prisoners. This humiliating defeat eventually contributed to the demise of King James V. This new captivating history book takes you on a remarkable journey from the earliest extensive historical record of Scotland through the long struggle toward nationhood, all the way to Postwar Scotland. In Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland, you will discover topics such asMedieval StrifeThe Emergence of the Scottish Nation-StateThe Golden AgeThe Wars of IndependenceThe Black DeathMary, Queen of Scots: The Daughter of DebateThe King of Great BritainThe Union and The Scottish EnlightenmentThe Industrial RevolutionScottish FeminismThe Loch Ness MonsterAnd much, much more So if you want to discover more about the startling history of Scotland, click add to cart.…

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