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Author : Stephen Wood
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Stephen Wood and published by Mainstream Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Norman Macdougall
Publisher : John Donald
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book An Antidote to the English written by Norman Macdougall and published by John Donald. This book was released on 2001 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Auld Alliance' originated as an offensive and defensive treaty made by John, King of Scots, and Philip IV of France, directed against Edward I of England, in 1295-6. Remarkably, this original treaty of Paris/Dunfermline was frequently renewed throughout the course of the next two-and-a-half centuries, becoming latterly a cornerstone of Scottish foreign policy. Combining narrative and analysis, this book covers the uncertain beginnings of the Alliance, moving on to the major military commitment of the Scots to the French side in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) with England, the subsequent settlement of Scots in France in the fifteenth century, the close naval and military links between James IV and Louis XII of France in the early sixteenth century, and the climax and end of the Alliance following the marriage of Francis II of France to Mary, Queen of Scots (1558).
Author : Hubert Fenwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Hubert Fenwick and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Laidlaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780953494507
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (945 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by James Laidlaw and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gordon Donaldson
Publisher : General Philatelic Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780854110315
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Gordon Donaldson and published by General Philatelic Corporation. This book was released on 1985 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lettice Milne Rae
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (314 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Lettice Milne Rae and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : M. A. Pollock
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 184383992X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)
Download or read book Scotland, England and France After the Loss of Normandy, 1204-1296 written by M. A. Pollock and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2015 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the complex network of relationships and identity between England, Scotland and France in the thirteenth century.
Author : Jane Dawson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748628444
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Scotland Re-formed, 1488-1587 written by Jane Dawson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007-10-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the death of James III to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, Jane Dawson tells story of Scotland from the perspective of its regions and of individual Scots, as well as incorporating the view from the royal court. Scotland Re-formed shows how the country was re-formed as the relationship between church and crown changed, with these two institutions converging, merging and diverging, thereby permanently altering the nature of Scottish governance. Society was also transformed, especially by the feuars, new landholders who became the backbone of rural Scotland. The Reformation Crisis of 1559-60 brought the establishment of a Protestant Kirk, an institution influencing the lives of Scots for many centuries, and a diplomatic revolution that discarded the 'auld alliance' and locked Scotland's future into the British Isles.Although the disappearance of the pre-Reformation church left a patronage deficit with disastrous effects for Scottish music and art, new forms of cultural expression arose that
Author : Diana Scarisbrick
Publisher : John Adamson Dist A/C
ISBN 13 : 9781898565161
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (651 download)
Download or read book Margaret de Flahaut (1788-1867) written by Diana Scarisbrick and published by John Adamson Dist A/C. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Features eight miniatures painted by Margaret de Flahaut- Draws on unpublished and intimate correspondence from the Archives Nationales, Paris, and elsewhereMargaret Mercer Elphinstone (1788-1867), with her powerful mind and independent spirit, was never daunted by adversity as she sought to realize her ambitions for her family against the background of intellectual upheaval and social and political change which followed the French Revolution and the end of the ancien régime. The turning-point in her life was her controversial marriage in 1817 with the general Charles de Flahaut (1785-1870), which, contrary to all expectations, resulted in one of the most successful partnerships in the 'auld alliance' between France and Scotland. Whereas the life of her husband, the dashing Napoleonic general and diplomat Charles de Flahaut, is well known, Margaret has remained in the shadows. Yet this biographical study, based on unpublished correspondence in the Archives Nationales, Paris, reveals her to have been the more interesting of the two. It shows how much he depended on her brains, political judgment and artistic taste as well as her fortune to guide him in his career. Her lively, observant but wicked pen takes us with her on visits to Talleyrand, to the marquis de Lafayette, to the duchesse de Praslin, to house parties in stately homes of England and Scotland. Acknowledged a superb hostess, her descriptions of the menus, and entertainments organized in her homes in Scotland, London and Paris, and at the Flahaut embassies in Vienna and in London capture the flavor of those cosmopolitan gatherings. A lifelong liberal in politics and an upholder of Whig principles, her politicomanie inspires sharp comments on the opponents of Reform in England and on the self-seeking ministers of Louis-Philippe in France.
Author : John Lloyd
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 150954268X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot written by John Lloyd and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish nationalists seek to end the United Kingdom after 300 years of a successful union. Their drive for an independent Scotland is now nearer to success than it has ever been. Success would mean a diminished Britain and a perilously insecure Scotland. The nationalists have represented the three centuries of union with England as a malign and damaging association for Scotland. The European Union is held out as an alternative and a safeguard for Scotland's future. But the siren call of secession would lure Scotland into a state of radical instability, disrupting ties of work, commerce and kinship and impoverishing the economy. All this with no guarantee of growth in an EU now struggling with a downturn in most of its states and the increasing disaffection of many of its members. In this incisive and controversial book, journalist John Lloyd cuts through the rhetoric to show that the economic plans of the Scottish National Party are deeply unrealistic; the loss of a subsidy of as much as £10 billion a year from the Treasury would mean large-scale cuts, much deeper than those effected by Westminster; the broadly equal provision of health, social services, education and pensions across the UK would cease, leaving Scotland with the need to recreate many of these systems on its own; and the claim that Scotland would join the most successful of the world's small states - as Denmark, New Zealand and Norway - is no more than an aspiration with little prospect of success. The alternative to independence is clear: a strong devolution settlement and a joint reform of the British union to modernise the UK's age-old structures, reduce the centralisation of power and boost the ability of all Britain's nations and regions to support and unleash their creative and productive potential. Scotland has remained a nation in union with three other nations - England, Northern Ireland and Wales. It will continue as one, more securely in a familiar companionship.
Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735233179
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Vimy written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2018 JW Dafoe Book Prize Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018 Runner-up for the 2018 Templer Medal Book Prize Finalist for the 2018 Ottawa Book Awards A bold new telling of the defining battle of the Great War, and how it came to signify and solidify Canada’s national identity Why does Vimy matter? How did a four-day battle at the midpoint of the Great War, a clash that had little strategic impact on the larger Allied war effort, become elevated to a national symbol of Canadian identity? Tim Cook, Canada’s foremost military historian and a Charles Taylor Prize winner, examines the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the way the memory of it has evolved over 100 years. The operation that began April 9, 1917, was the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together. More than 10,000 Canadian soldiers were killed or injured over four days—twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. The Corps’ victory solidified its reputation among allies and opponents as an elite fighting force. In the wars’ aftermath, Vimy was chosen as the site for the country’s strikingly beautiful monument to mark Canadian sacrifice and service. Over time, the legend of Vimy took on new meaning, with some calling it the “birth of the nation.” The remarkable story of Vimy is a layered skein of facts, myths, wishful thinking, and conflicting narratives. Award-winning writer Tim Cook explores why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians a century later. He has uncovered fresh material and photographs from official archives and private collections across Canada and from around the world. On the 100th anniversary of the event, and as Canada celebrates 150 years as a country, Vimy is a fitting tribute to those who fought the country’s defining battle. It is also a stirring account of Canadian identity and memory, told by a masterful storyteller.
Author : Aubigny-sur-Nère (France)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (316 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Aubigny-sur-Nère (France) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alexander Lanoszka
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509545581
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century written by Alexander Lanoszka and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alliance politics is a regular headline grabber. When a possible military crisis involving Russia, North Korea, or China rears its head, leaders and citizens alike raise concerns over the willingness of US allies to stand together. As rival powers have tightened their security cooperation, the United States has stepped up demands that its allies increase their defense spending and contribute more to military operations in the Middle East and elsewhere. The prospect of former President Donald Trump unilaterally ending alliances alarmed longstanding partners, even as NATO was welcoming new members into its ranks. Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century is the first book to explore fully the politics that shape these security arrangements – from their initial formation through the various challenges that test them and, sometimes, lead to their demise. Across six thematic chapters, Alexander Lanoszka challenges conventional wisdom that has dominated our understanding of how military alliances have operated historically and into the present. Although military alliances today may seem uniquely hobbled by their internal difficulties, Lanoszka argues that they are in fact, by their very nature, prone to dysfunction.
Download or read book Scotland and France written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Bonner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (468 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance and the Betrothal of Mary Queen of Scots written by Elizabeth Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Bonner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Auld Alliance with France written by Elizabeth Bonner and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Richardson
Publisher : Glasgow [Strathclyde] : Brown, Son & Ferguson
ISBN 13 : 9780851743615
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (436 download)
Download or read book The Auld Alliance written by Alan Richardson and published by Glasgow [Strathclyde] : Brown, Son & Ferguson. This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
