An early account of land and people (by Lindsay of Pitscottie), 2. The Romans
in Scotland, 3. Roman relics in Britain, 6. The earliest races in Scotland, 6. The
conversion of Scotland; the work of St. Columba, 8. Strathclyde, Dalriada, and
conflicts with the future England, 10. Early Pictish kings: Brude (706 A.D.) to
Angus McFergus, 12. Picts and Scots united by Kenneth Macalpine (844-860 A.D.),
the Norse invasions, 13. Growth of the Celtic kingdom of Scone, 15. The kingdom
of Alba: Constantine II, the first great Scottish king, 16. From Malcolm I to Mal-
colm II, 17. The name Scotia comes into use, 18. Duncan and Macbeth, 19.
William Robertson on the real Macbeth, 20.
Malcolm (III) Canmore begins a new era, 23. The Treaty of Abernethy, 24.
E. Wm. Robertson's account of the English claims in Scotland, 25. Early forgeries
and interpolations, 25. The alleged submission of Constantine II, 27. Malcolm I
and Malcolm II, 27. William the Conqueror and Malcolm Canmore, 28. The true
meaning of "Homage," 30. Last years of Malcolm and his queen Margaret, 33.
Donald Bain to Alexander I, 34. David I, 36. Varying estimates of David's reign,
38. The great achievements of David I, 39. David compared with Alfred the
Great, 43.
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Malcolm IV, "The Maiden," 45. William the Lion becomes an English captive,
47. The Treaty of Falaise makes Scotland a dependent kingdom, 47. Richard Cœur
de Lion releases Scotland, 48. William's conflict with the pope, 49. Alexander II
at war with John of England, 53. Alexander III is overawed by Henry of England,
53. The Norse invasion of Hakon repulsed, 54. The maiden of Norway, 55. Review
of the period, 56. The Tanists and the clans, 57. Influence of foreigners, 58. Spread
of English early poetry, 59. Trade and the state of society, 60.
The maiden of Norway and the disputed succession, 62. Edward I makes John
Baliol king; his revolt, 64. The rise of Wallace, 68. Robert Bruce joins Wallace,
70. The capitulation at Irvine, 71. Wallace wins at Stirling Bridge (September 14th,
1297), 72. Wallace invades England, 74. Wallace is made guardian of Scotland, 75.
Edward invades Scotland, and wins at Falkirk, 76. Wallace resigns the guardian-
ship; the pope claims Scotland, 77. The capture and execution of Wallace (August
23rd, 1305), 79. Freeman's estimate of William Wallace, 80. Estimates of Wallace
by Burton, Murison, and Rosebery, 81.
The early vacillations of Robert Bruce, 85. Bruce kills his rival, the Red Comyn,
87. Bruce is crowned at Scone, and put to flight, 89. Bruce returns to the contest,
92. The death of Edward I and accession of Edward II, 93. The rapid triumph of
Bruce, 95. The truce of 1309 and the declaration of the clergy, 96. Deficiencies of
the Scotch army, 98. Incidents and effects of Bannockburn, 99. Edward Bruce
appointed heir; he invades Ireland, 104. Bruce in conflict with the pope, 105. The
fight for Berwick, 106. The chapter of Mitton; a truce declared, 108, The Scotch
parliament of 1318, 109. The manifesto of Aberbrothock or Arbroath, 110.
A war
of conspiracies, 111. Edward's defeat: end of the twenty-three years' war, 112. Re-
conciliation with the pope; alliance with France, 113. Edward III fails in an
invasion, 114. The treaty of Northampton recognises the integrity of Scotland, 115.
The last days of Robert Bruce, 117. The death of Bruce as related by Froissart:
Bruce's heart, 117. Tytler's estimate of Bruce, 119. Sir Walter Scott's estimate of
Bruce, 121. A review of Scotch commerce and culture, 123.
David II and the regents, 128. The regency of Randolph, 129. The disinherited
barons and Baliol's victory at Dupplin Muir, 130. The English reconquer Scotland
at Halidon Hill, 132. Scotland rises again under Moray, 134. Regency of Robert
the Stewart of Scotland, 136. The return of the young king David II, 137. David
invades England and is captured at Neville's cross, 139. Robert the Stewart again
becomes regent, 140. The last of the Baliols surrenders the crown to Edward III,
142. Edward's futile invasion, 142. David II returns from captivity, 143. The
king's ransom, and Edward's efforts at a peaceful conquest of Scotland, 145. David
divorces his wife; his death, 147. Progress of the country at this period, 147.
Robert II, 159. The earl of Carrick becomes Robert III, 160. Rivalry of the dukes
of Rothesay and Albany, 161. War with Henry IV of England, 162. The death of
Rothesay, 162. Douglas loses to Hotspur at Homildon, 163. Capture of James;
death of Robert III; regency of Albany, 164. The lord of the isles defeated at
Harlaw, 165. The regency of Murdoch, and the liberation of James I, 167. First
religious persecutions, 168. Agriculture and commerce, 169.
ROYALTY VERSUS NOBILITY-JAMES I TO JAMES III (1424–1487 A.D.). . 170
James I attacks the power of the lords, 171. James reduces the lord of the isles
to obedience, 173. War with England, 174. The murder of James I, 175. Tytler's
estimate of James I, 178. The minority of James II; Crichton vs. Livingston, 180.
The "Black Dinner," 181. The king crushes the power of the Douglas, 184. Last
years and death of James II, 187. Mary of Guelders and Bishop Kennedy in con-
trol, 189. The acquisition of the Orkney and Shetland islands, 190. Treaty with
England, 191. James' enmity to his brothers, 193. The rebellion of Albany and the
English war, 194. A new revolt and the death of James III, 197. Pitscottie's ac-
count of the death of James III, 198. Tytler's estimate of James III, 199.
The naval victories of Sir Andrew Wood, 203. The restoration of order, 204.
James IV supports Perkin Warbeck, 205. Peaceful relations with England; the
king marries the princess Margaret, 206. The Scotch navy; the conquest of Donald
Dhu, 208. James comes in conflict with Henry VIII, 210. The disastrous war with
England, and James' death on Flodden Field, 213. Scotch feudalism, 215. War
customs, 218. The universities, 221. Poetry, 222. Ecclesiastical affairs, 223.
The minority of James V, 226. Douglas against Hamilton, 228. The regency
of Albany, 228. Albany's second regency and failure, 229. Angus gains control,
231. James V assumes the authority, 233. James declines to join Henry VIII
against Rome, 234. James' resistance to the reformation, 236. War with Henry
VIII, 238. The mutiny at Fala Moor; Solway Moss, and the death of James V, 239.
Arran regent: under the sway of Cardinal Beaton, 240. The martyrdom of Wishart
and the murder of Beaton, 242. The disaster at Pinkie and the marriage alliance
with France, 244. Mary of Lorraine becomes regent, 245. The early career of John
Knox, 246. The regent and the reformers, 248. The first covenant: the lords of the
congregation, 249. Martyrdom of Myln: the parties in arms, 250. The lords of the
congregation depose the regent and receive money from Elizabeth, 253. English and
Scotch troops fight side by side, 255. Death of Mary of Lorraine; peace declared,
256. The parliament of 1560, 257. Presbyterianism established, 258. Vandalism of
the reformers, 261. The return of Mary Queen of Scots, 262. Mary Stuart as queen
and prisoner, 265.
The regency of Moray, 267. The regencies of Lennox and Mar; the death of
Knox, 270. Froude's estimate of Knox, 270. Carlyle's estimate of John Knox, 271.
Beginning of the regency of Morton, 273. The fall of Morton, and accession of
James VI, 275. The sway of Lennox and Arran, 276. The Ruthven raid (August
22nd, 1582), 276. James claims church supremacy; the black acts, 278. The alliance
with Elizabeth, 279. Scotland and the armada, 280. The "Spanish Blanks," 281.
James' marriage; his growing autocracy in the church, 282. Bothwell: the Octav-
ians, 283. Andrew Melville rebukes the king, September, 1596, 284. The puzzle of
the Gowrie conspiracy, 286. James VI becomes James I of England, 288. Culture
of the period; Drummond and Napier, 289.
Scotland under Charles I; the Civil War, 292. Scotland rallies to Charles II;
the commonwealth in power, 295. The restoration; the drunken parliament, 297.
The new clergy and the persecutions of the old, 298. The tyrannies under Sharp,
Burnet, and Lauderdale, 299. Letters of intercommuning, 303. The murder of
Archbishop Sharp, 305. The insurrection of 1679; the Test Act and the "killing
time" of 1681, 305. Wholesale persecution, inquisition, and torture, 307. The
accession of James VII, 308. The revolution of 1688, 309. The accession of William
and Mary; the convention parliament, 310. Hallam on the downfall of Episcopacy
in Scotland, 311. The end of torture; the massacre at Glencoe, 312. The deserted
colony of Darien, 316. Scotch opposition to the union with England, 316. Articles
of union agreed upon, 318. Riots in Scotland, 320. The act of union consummated, 322.
Aftermath of the union, 323. Commerce and culture of the nineteenth century, 326.
BRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERS
Legendary history of early races, 331. The Scoti, 333. Rise of Munster and
conquest of Ulster, 334. Invasions of Britain by the Irish, 335. Christianity in
Ireland, 337. The early Irish church, 339. The dynasty of the Hui Neill, 342. The
reign of Aed, 343. The invasion of the Northmen, 345. The Scandinavian settle-
ments, 347. The Dal-Cais dynasty, 349. Mathgamain and Brian, 350. Brian, the
king of all Ireland, 351. The league against Brian, 353. The battle of Clontarf, 354.
Ireland from the battle of Clontarf to the Anglo-Norman invasion, 355. Political
and social state of Ireland in the early Middle Ages, 357. Households of the chiefs
and kings, 359. Fosterage and marriage, 360. Dress, 362. Landholding, 363.
Learned professions; the assemblies, 364. England and Ireland, 365. The Gerald-
ines, 367. The coming of the Anglo-Normans, 369. Strongbow, 370. King Henry
in Ireland, 374. Henry II's policy in Ireland, 376. The feudal system in Ireland, 378.
Ireland after the death of Henry II, 380. Edward Bruce in Ireland, 381. An-
archy and misrule, 385. The statute of Kilkenny, 386.
II, 387. Irish warfare in the fourteenth century, 389.
Henrys, 390. Ireland in the Wars of the Roses, 391.
Law, 392. The Geraldine supremacy, 394. The state of Ireland at Henry VIII's
succession, 395. The revolt of Lord Thomas Fitzgerald, 397. The Irish church, 400.
Edward VI and the reformation in Ireland, 402. The Irish policy of Queen Mary,
403. The plantations in Leix and Offaly, 405. The reign of Elizabeth, 406. The
revolt of Shane O'Neill, 406. The Geraldine rebellion, 408. Hugh O'Neill, Earl of
Tyrone, 412. The revolt of O'Neill, 413. The battle of Yellow Ford, 414. Results
of the Elizabethan conquest; religious policy, 418. Ireland under James I; the
plantation of Ulster, 418. The Irish parliament, 419. Religious policy of James I,
420. Charles I and Stafford, 420. The insurrection of 1641, 421. Cromwell in Ire-
land, 423. The restoration, 425. James II: Londonderry and the Boyne, 426. The bat-
tle of the Boyne, 428. The siege and peace of Limerick, 432. William III; the penal
laws, 434. Commercial restraints; the dissenters, 136. Social state of Ireland in the
eighteenth century, 437. The Irish and the French Revolution, 438. The revolt of
1798, 440. The union, 443. Robert Emmet's insurrection, 444. Daniel O'Connell
and Catholic emancipation, 445. O'Connell's later career, 446. Fenianism, 448.
BRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERS
The unpreparedness of Britain, 452. Outbreak of war, 454. The first stage of
the war, 455. The condition of Ireland, 456. Naval mutinies, 457. Naval victories:
a financial crisis, 458. The Irish rebellion, 458. The last stage of the war, 459. The
Peace of Amiens, 461. Outbreak of the war with Bonaparte, 463. Napoleon's plans,
464. Futile attempt at invasion, 465. Nelson's victory and death, 466. Napoleon's
successes on the land, 469. Napoleon's new project against England, 471. Bona-
parte's supremacy, 472. Wellington in Spain, 474. Outbreak of war with the United
States, 478. The fall of Napoleon, 479. The Peace of Ghent, 480. The end of Napo-
leon, 480. The state of England, 481.
Condition of the country, 486. Reforms in the criminal law, 490. The police
of London, 492. Pauperism; Poor-law reform, 494. Education of the people; re-
forms, 496. The writings of Cobbett, 498. Hampden clubs; the Spenceans, 499.
The Spa-Fields riot, 501. War with the Barbary States, 503. The Five Acts, 505.
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