Scotland's Story
By H. E. Marshall (1906)
From the mysterious Picts and Saint Columba of Iona to Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, and the royal Stuarts. A legendary national chronicle written in vibrant prose.
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Chapter 1: The Roman Wall and the Wild Picts
How the emperor Hadrian built a stone wall from sea to sea to keep out the painted warriors of the north.
The Roman Wall and the Wild Picts
How the emperor Hadrian built a stone wall from sea to sea to keep out the painted warriors of the north.
[Complete Public Domain Work — Pre-1928 Edition.]
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Chapter 1: The Roman Wall and the Wild Picts
How the emperor Hadrian built a stone wall from sea to sea to keep out the painted warriors of the north.
Chapter 2: Saint Columba and the White Island of Iona
Columba crosses the stormy sea in a coracle of hide and builds the monastery on the rocky isle.
Chapter 3: Macbeth and the Weird Sisters
The true story of the Scottish king, the crown won by violence, and the deep mountain glens.
Chapter 4: Saint Margaret of the Pearl
The Saxon princess who fled William the Conqueror and brought gentle learning, charity, and books to the Scottish court.
Chapter 5: William Wallace: The Guardian of Scotland
The noble outlaw of Elderslie who raised the pine-clad hills against King Edward I.
Chapter 6: The Battle of Stirling Bridge
How Wallace lured the heavy English cavalry onto the narrow wooden bridge over the River Forth.
Chapter 7: Robert the Bruce and the Spider
Hiding in the lonely cave, Bruce watches the patient spider make six failed attempts before anchoring its web.
Chapter 8: Bannockburn: The King upon the Gray Pony
Bruce meets Sir Henry de Bohun in single combat before the lines and strikes him down with his battleaxe.
Chapter 9: The Heart of the Bruce
Sir James Douglas carries the king's heart in a silver casket to the crusades: 'Lead on, brave heart!'
Chapter 10: The Tragic Field of Flodden
The flowers of the forest are all wede away; the Scottish nobility falling in a ring around King James IV.
Chapter 11: Mary Queen of Scots and the Castle of Lochleven
The romantic queen, the island fortress, and the midnight escape across the water in a boat.
Chapter 12: The Union of the Crowns
King James VI rides south to Westminster to sit upon the stone of Scone as the first British monarch.
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