A Short History of Scotland Andrew Lang A Short History of Scotland Table of Contents A Short History of Scotland...............................................................................................................................1 Andrew Lang...........................................................................................................................................1 A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTLAND...........................................................................................................3 CHAPTER I. SCOTLAND AND THE ROMANS................................................................................3 CHAPTER II. CHRISTIANITY−−THE RIVAL KINGDOMS.............................................................4 CHAPTER III. EARLY WARS OF RACES.........................................................................................5 ENGLISH CLAIMS OVER SCOTLAND........................................................................................6 THE SCOTTISH ACQUISITION OF LOTHIAN...........................................................................6 CHAPTER IV. MALCOLM CANMORE−−NORMAN CONQUEST.................................................7 DYNASTY OF MALCOLM............................................................................................................8 CHAPTER V. DAVID I. AND HIS TIMES..........................................................................................9 SCOTLAND BECOMES FEUDAL...............................................................................................10 CHURCH LANDS..........................................................................................................................11 THE BURGHS................................................................................................................................11 JUSTICE.........................................................................................................................................12 THE COURTS................................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER VI. MALCOLM THE MAIDEN.......................................................................................13 WILLIAM THE LION....................................................................................................................13 ALEXANDER II.............................................................................................................................13 ALEXANDER III............................................................................................................................14 CHAPTER VII. ENCROACHMENTS OF EDWARD I.−−WALLACE............................................14 THE YEAR OF WALLACE...........................................................................................................15 CHAPTER VIII. BRUCE AND THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE...................................................16 LATER DAYS OF BRUCE............................................................................................................17 CHAPTER IX. DECADENCE AND DISASTERS−−REIGN OF DAVID II....................................18 PARLIAMENT AND THE CROWN.............................................................................................19 CHAPTER X. EARLY STEWART KINGS: ROBERT II. (1371−1390)..........................................20 THE REGENCY OF ALBANY......................................................................................................21 CHAPTER XI. JAMES I......................................................................................................................22 CHAPTER XII. JAMES II...................................................................................................................23 FALL OF THE BLACK DOUGLASES.........................................................................................24 CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III.................................................................................................................25 CHAPTER XIV. JAMES IV................................................................................................................27 CHAPTER XV. JAMES V. AND THE REFORMATION..................................................................31 CHAPTER XVI. THE MINORITY OF MARY STUART..................................................................33 CHAPTER XVII. REGENCY OF ARRAN.........................................................................................36 CHAPTER XVIII. REGENCY OF MARY OF GUISE.......................................................................37 NOTE..............................................................................................................................................40 CHAPTER XIX. THE GREAT PILLAGE..........................................................................................40 CHAPTER XX. MARY IN SCOTLAND............................................................................................44 CHAPTER XXI. MINORITY OF JAMES VI.....................................................................................48 REGENCIES OF LENNOX, MAR, AND MORTON...................................................................49 CHAPTER XXII. REIGN OF JAMES VI............................................................................................50 THE WAR OF KIRK AND KING.................................................................................................52 THE CATHOLIC EARLS..............................................................................................................54 CHAPTER XXIII. THE GOWRIE CONSPIRACY............................................................................56 UNION OF THE CROWNS...........................................................................................................58 i A Short History of Scotland Table of Contents A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTLAND CHAPTER XXIV. CHARLES I...........................................................................................................60 SCOTLAND AND CHARLES II...................................................................................................70 CHAPTER XXV. CONQUERED SCOTLAND..................................................................................72 CHAPTER XXVI. THE RESTORATION...........................................................................................73 CHAPTER XXVII. WILLIAM AND MARY......................................................................................83 CHAPTER XXVIII. DARIEN..............................................................................................................87 CHAPTER XXIX. PRELIMINARIES TO THE UNION....................................................................89 CHAPTER XXX. GEORGE I..............................................................................................................92 CHAPTER XXXI. THE ARGATHELIANS AND THE SQUADRONE............................................95 ENCLOSURE RIOTS.....................................................................................................................96 MALT RIOTS.................................................................................................................................96 THE HIGHLANDS.........................................................................................................................96 THE PORTEOUS RIOT.................................................................................................................97 CHAPTER XXXII. THE FIRST SECESSION....................................................................................98 CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LAST JACOBITE RISING......................................................................100 CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................108 FOOTNOTES......................................................................................................................................110 ii A Short History of Scotland Andrew Lang This page formatted 2005 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTLAND • CHAPTER I. SCOTLAND AND THE ROMANS. • CHAPTER II. CHRISTIANITY−−THE RIVAL KINGDOMS. • CHAPTER III. EARLY WARS OF RACES. ♦ ENGLISH CLAIMS OVER SCOTLAND. ♦ THE SCOTTISH ACQUISITION OF LOTHIAN. • CHAPTER IV. MALCOLM CANMORE−−NORMAN CONQUEST. ♦ DYNASTY OF MALCOLM. • CHAPTER V. DAVID I. AND HIS TIMES. ♦ SCOTLAND BECOMES FEUDAL. ♦ CHURCH LANDS. ♦ THE BURGHS. ♦ JUSTICE. ♦ THE COURTS. • CHAPTER VI. MALCOLM THE MAIDEN. ♦ WILLIAM THE LION. ♦ ALEXANDER II. ♦ ALEXANDER III. • CHAPTER VII. ENCROACHMENTS OF EDWARD I.−−WALLACE. ♦ THE YEAR OF WALLACE. • CHAPTER VIII. BRUCE AND THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. ♦ LATER DAYS OF BRUCE. • CHAPTER IX. DECADENCE AND DISASTERS−−REIGN OF DAVID II. ♦ PARLIAMENT AND THE CROWN. • CHAPTER X. EARLY STEWART KINGS: ROBERT II. (1371−1390). ♦ THE REGENCY OF ALBANY. • CHAPTER XI. JAMES I. • CHAPTER XII. JAMES II. ♦ FALL OF THE BLACK DOUGLASES. • CHAPTER XIII. JAMES III. • CHAPTER XIV. JAMES IV. • CHAPTER XV. JAMES V. AND THE REFORMATION. • CHAPTER XVI. THE MINORITY OF MARY STUART. • CHAPTER XVII. REGENCY OF ARRAN. • CHAPTER XVIII. REGENCY OF MARY OF GUISE. ♦ NOTE. • CHAPTER XIX. THE GREAT PILLAGE. • CHAPTER XX. MARY IN SCOTLAND. • CHAPTER XXI. MINORITY OF JAMES VI. ♦ REGENCIES OF LENNOX, MAR, AND MORTON. • CHAPTER XXII. REIGN OF JAMES VI. A Short