Stories Selected from the History of Scotland for Children: Intended as a Companion to the Stories Selected from the History of England |
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... enemy as they were roaming up and down , though he could not prevent them from besieging Perth . However , as the king's army constantly increased , he resolved to give them battle . The scene of this action was at Lancarty , near Perth ...
... enemy as they were roaming up and down , though he could not prevent them from besieging Perth . However , as the king's army constantly increased , he resolved to give them battle . The scene of this action was at Lancarty , near Perth ...
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... 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 them to rally ...
... 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 them to rally ...
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... enemies fre- quently landed in Scotland , and were many times victorious . After one victory , they were so elated , that they sent for their wives and children , intend ing to settle in this country . They treated the Scots in the most ...
... enemies fre- quently landed in Scotland , and were many times victorious . After one victory , they were so elated , that they sent for their wives and children , intend ing to settle in this country . They treated the Scots in the most ...
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... enemy the Scots ever had to encounter ; for he had the armies of England and Normandy at his command ; but as he was very tyrannical to his English subjects , they were more inclined to assist Edgar than him . Malcolm invited the Irish ...
... enemy the Scots ever had to encounter ; for he had the armies of England and Normandy at his command ; but as he was very tyrannical to his English subjects , they were more inclined to assist Edgar than him . Malcolm invited the Irish ...
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... enemies with all the forces he could raise ; but he was defeated by the Scots , and obliged to flee : they pursued , and , soon overtaking him , they car- ried him to Edgar , who ordered his eyes to be put out , and condemned him to ...
... enemies with all the forces he could raise ; but he was defeated by the Scots , and obliged to flee : they pursued , and , soon overtaking him , they car- ried him to Edgar , who ordered his eyes to be put out , and condemned him to ...
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Alexander Angus appeared Archibald the Grim arms attack attendants Baliol battle became Berwick besieged body brave brother camp chancellor Clan commanded crown Cummin Danes defeated duke of Albany duke of Rothesay earl of Athol earl of Douglas earl of March earl of Surrey Edgar Edgar Atheling Elizabeth enemy English army enraged escaped estates favour fight followers fought France friends garrison gave greatest head honour horse immediately invaded England John John Baliol joined killed king David king Edward king Henry king of England king of Scotland king Robert king's kingdom knight lady land liberty lord Macbeth Malcolm Margaret married Mary monarch murder nobility nobles obliged ordered party Percy Perth prince put to death queen rebel regent retreat revenge river Robert Bruce royal Scots Scottish army sent siege soldiers soon Stirling taken prisoner thousand throne tion took troops usurped victory Wallace wicked William
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Page 160 - ... from her for ever, the shrieks of the women and the scarcely less audible lamentations of the men were heard in distant parts of the castle. At the foot of the staircase leading down to the hall below, Mary was met by the Earls of Kent and Shrewsbury ; and she was allowed to stop to take farewell of Sir Andrew Melvil, the master of her household, whom her keepers had not allowed to come into her presence for some time before. With tears in his eyes Melvil knelt before her, kissed her hand, and...
Page 20 - Edgar, who ordered his eyes to be put out, and condemned him to perpetual banishment, in which he died some time after.
Page 28 - Henry and his sons, and the prisoners on both sides were set at liberty, William only excepted, who bore his confinement with great impatience. Of this Henry took the advantage, to make him pay homage for the whole kingdom of Scotland, and acknowledge that he held it only as a feu of the crown of England ; and, as a security, he was obliged to deliver into the hands of Henry all the principal forts in Scotland : viz.
Page 164 - The executioner, either on purpose, or from unskilfulness, or agitation, struck three blows before he separated her head from her body. He held it up, mangled with wounds, and streaming with blood ; and her hair, being ruffled, was discovered to be grey through afflictions and anxieties.
Page 62 - Frank was their guide ; he still remembered the path, and was the first to ascend the wall. But before the whole party could reach the top, an alarm was given, the garrison ran to arms, and a desperate battle followed. The English fought bravely till their commander was killed, after which they laid down their arms ; and Leland, the former governor, being released from his dungeon, joined the Scottish army.