Category: Biographies
The scanty and imperfect records which exist respecting the early state of Scotland, have been a fruitful source of complaint to all writers who have applied themselves to the investigation of her history. Those, however, who would form an estimate of her relative situation an...
The correspondence between the above description and the account which I have before given of the topography of the Pass of Brandir, must be evident to every examiner. But the i...
11. CHAPTER XI.ROBERT BRUCE JOINS THE STANDARD OF WALLACE.--PERCY AND CLIFFORD SENT TO SUPPRESS THE INSURRECTION.--NIGHT SKIRMISH IN ANNANDALE.--DISAFFECTION OF THE SCOTTISH NOBLES.--WALLACE R...
5. CHAPTER V.WALLACE AGAIN TAKES REFUGE IN THE WOODS.--ORGANIZES A SYSTEM OF WARFARE.--HARASSES THE ENGLISH IN THEIR CANTONMENTS.--CONFLICT OF BEG.--BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF HIS EARLY COMPANI...
2. CHAPTER II.Scotland, at various periods of her history, has been placed in situations of imminent peril, from the encroachments and invasions of her ambitious neighbour in the South. Misle...
1. CHAPTER I.The scanty and imperfect records which exist respecting the early state of Scotland, have been a fruitful source of complaint to all writers who have applied themselves to the i...
6. CHAPTER VI.PEEL OF GARGUNNOCK TAKEN BY THE SCOTS.--THE BRADFUTES OF LAMINGTON OPPRESSED BY THE ENGLISH.--THE ORPHAN OF LAMINGTON.--SIR RAYNALD CRAWFORD SUMMONED TO GLASGOW.--WALLACE CAPTUR...
3. CHAPTER III.Sir William Wallace was descended from a respectable family in the west of Scotland. His father, who enjoyed the honour of knighthood, was Laird of Elderslie and Auchinbothie, a...
4. CHAPTER IV.1292. The submission respecting the succession to the crown of Scotland was now drawing near a close. There is reason to believe, that the knowledge of many of the humiliating c...
10. CHAPTER X.A.D. 1297. About this time Sir William Douglas took the Castles of Dresdier and Sanquhair, as already stated in the short notice we have given of his exploits. In conjunction wi...
7. CHAPTER VII.After the confusion produced by the death of the English leader had subsided, a party of forty men were despatched with the dead body to St Johnstone; and Butler, who had so far...
8. CHAPTER VIII.It appears, that an oath similar to that which Sir Raynald Crawford had been compelled to take, against holding correspondence with, or affording assistance to Wallace, had also...
9. CHAPTER IX.The Castle of Lochmaben is supposed to have been the first fortress in which Wallace ventured to place a garrison; and it is probable he was enabled to do so, in consequence of...