True Stories from the History of Scotland: Intended as a Companion to "True Stories from English History." |
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... Scot- land with a very large army . They first intended to land in England ; but finding all the coast too well guarded , they disembarked at Montrose , in Angus - shire , and committed the most terrible ra- vages . Kenneth was then at ...
... Scot- land with a very large army . They first intended to land in England ; but finding all the coast too well guarded , they disembarked at Montrose , in Angus - shire , and committed the most terrible ra- vages . Kenneth was then at ...
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... Scots , their enemies fought so desperately , that Kenneth's army gave way , and would have been totally de- feated , had they not been stopped in their flight through a narrow pass , by a countryman and his two sons , who encouraged ...
... Scots , their enemies fought so desperately , that Kenneth's army gave way , and would have been totally de- feated , had they not been stopped in their flight through a narrow pass , by a countryman and his two sons , who encouraged ...
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... Scot- land . From them are descended the family of the present Earl of Errol . In the year 994 , king Kenneth was ... Scottish throne , A.D. 1003 . CHAPTER II . MALCOLM II . Began to reign , BATTLE OF LANCARTY . 3 Death of Kenneth III ...
... Scot- land . From them are descended the family of the present Earl of Errol . In the year 994 , king Kenneth was ... Scottish throne , A.D. 1003 . CHAPTER II . MALCOLM II . Began to reign , BATTLE OF LANCARTY . 3 Death of Kenneth III ...
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... Scots in the most oppressive and haughty man- ner , and employed them in the most servile offices . But all this time Malcolm was raising an army the southern counties : and , having at last got to- gether a great many men , he came up ...
... Scots in the most oppressive and haughty man- ner , and employed them in the most servile offices . But all this time Malcolm was raising an army the southern counties : and , having at last got to- gether a great many men , he came up ...
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... Scots were encouraged to renew the fight , and at last obtained a complete victory , though they suffered very great loss themselves . When the news of this defeat arrived in Denmark , Sweyn , the king of that country , ordered two ...
... Scots were encouraged to renew the fight , and at last obtained a complete victory , though they suffered very great loss themselves . When the news of this defeat arrived in Denmark , Sweyn , the king of that country , ordered two ...
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