THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND. BY THE REV. THOMAS THOMSON, F. S. A. SCOT. FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS. EDINBURGH: T. & T. CLARK, 38 GEORGE STREET. LONDON: HAMILTON, ADAMS & CO.; SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO. DUBLIN: JAMES M'GLASHAN. MDCCCXLIX. INDEX. Albany, Duke of, regent of Scotland, 105 his intrigues against the Duke of Rothesay, 107 starves the Duke to death at Falkland, 109 his selfish intrigues for the advancement of his family, 111 his conciliatory regency, 113 his selfishness increases, 117 his cowardly invasion of England, 117 dies, 118 Albany, Murdoch, Duke of, succeeds in the regency, negociates for the liberty of James I. 118 118 Albany, Duke of, imprisoned by James III. 147 stirs up war against his country, 148 is recalled, and invested with the chief power, 150 driven again to England, 150 invades Scotland, and is defeated, 150 his son, appointed regent after the battle of Flodden, Anne of Denmark, her marriage with James VI. Angus, Earl of, (Bell-the-Cat), becomes the head of the Douglasses, 141 heads the nobles who conspire against James III. at Lauder, and the insurrection in which the king is killed, Argyle, Marquis of, defeated by Montrose, his trial and execution, Argyle, Earl of, escapes from prison, invades Scotland, apprehended and executed, Arran, Earl of, chosen regent after the death of James V. Arran, Earl of, James Stuart, favourite of James VI. abjures the principles of the reformers, routed at Musselburgh, resigns the regency to Mary of Guise, brings the Earl of Morton to the block, offends the nobles and the church, persecutes Andrew Melville, 149 152 164 346 363 380 384 384 220 221 227 228 300 301 302 303 304 61 381 35 36 38 84 85 85 87 87 96 211 161 is again made king, chased once more to England, renounces his claims in favour of Edward III. Barbour, the poet, account of, Bartons, the two Scottish admirals defeated, Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow, his quarrel with the Douglasses, 172 persecutes the reformers, Beaton, Cardinal, succeeds to the primacy, persecutes the reformers, incites James V. to destroy them, attends the death-bed of the king, effects the destruction of George Wishart, assassinated, Black, David, tried for preaching treason, Bothwell Bridge, defeat of the covenanters at, Bothwell, Earl of, becomes the favourite of Mary Stuart, Boyd, William Lord, his intrigues during the minority of 181 186 186 188 193 220 222 224 312 378 269 270 271 273 274 144 145 49 50 50 51 52 54 56 INDEX. Bruce, his successes, besieges the castle of Stirling, engages in contest with the Pope, defeats the English at Mitton, his regulations for the defence of Scotland, concludes a successful peace with England, his death, Bruce, Edward, lands with his brother in Carrick, his successful encounters, offered the crown of Ireland, his victories and death, Bruce, Robert, minister of Edinburgh, Caledonia, Scotland anciently called, Cameron, Richard, founds the sect of Cameronians, killed at Ayrmoss, Cameronian regiment, its gallant conduct at Dunkeld, Cargill excommunicates Charles II. and his ministers, Charles I., accession of, attempts the establishment of Episcopacy in Scotland, 332 revisits Scotland for that purpose, 333 menaces the Scottish parliament, 334 effects of his restoration, 361 attempts to restore episcopacy in Scotland, his death and character, Christianity introduced into Scotland, Claverhouse, Graham of, routed at Drumclog, attempts to raise the Highlands, Cleanse-the-causeway, battle of, Cleland, Colonel, killed at Dunkeld, his character, 362 379 382 377 389 390 173 390 391 A |