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  _FREEMAN'S HISTORICAL COURSE FOR SCHOOLS._

                   HISTORY
                      OF
                   SCOTLAND

                      BY
                MARGARET MACARTHUR.

                   EDITED BY
              EDWARD A. FREEMAN, D.C.L.

    _Edition Adapted for American Students._

                 [Illustration]

                    NEW YORK
             HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
                      1874

  Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1874, by
                       HENRY HOLT,
  In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.


[ Transcriber Notes:
    1. Obvious misspellings and omissions were corrected.
    2. Uncertain misspellings or ancient words were not corrected.
    3. "_" indicates italics, "=" indicates bold. ]




                   CONTENTS.
                                              PAGE
          CHAPTER I.
  THE GAELIC PERIOD                             1

          CHAPTER II.
  THE ENGLISH PERIOD                           19

          CHAPTER III.
  THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE                35

          CHAPTER IV.
  THE INDEPENDENT KINGDOM                      52

          CHAPTER V.
  THE JAMESES                                  67

          CHAPTER VI.
  THE REFORMATION                              96

          CHAPTER VII.
  THE UNION OF THE CROWNS                     125

          CHAPTER VIII.
  AFTER THE UNION                             167




          CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

          THE GAELIC PERIOD.
  Agricola's Invasion                                             80
  Severus' Invasion                                              208
  Founding of Northumberland by Ida                              547
  Founding of Dalriada by the Scots                        about 503
  Union of Picts and Scots                                       843
  Commendation to Eadward                                        924
  Battle of Brunanburh                                           937
  Battle of Carham                                              1018
  Cnut's Invasion                                               1031
  Malcolm Canmore King                                          1057
  William's Invasion                                            1073
  Malcolm slain                                                 1093

          THE ENGLISH PERIOD, 1097-1286.
  Eadgar                                                        1097
  Alexander I.                                                  1107
  David                                                         1124
  Battle of the Standard                                        1138
  Malcolm IV                                                    1153
  William the Lion                                              1165
  Capture at Alnwick                                            1174
  Treaty of Falaise                                             1174
  Council of Northampton                                        1176
  Treaty with Richard I.                                        1189
  Alexander II.                                                 1214
  Border-line fixed                                             1222
  Council at York                                               1237
  Alexander III.                                                1249
  Battle of Largs                                               1263
  Man and the Sudereys annexed                                  1266
  Death of Alexander III.                                       1286

          THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE, to 1314.
  Queen Margaret                                                1286
  Treaty of Brigham                                             1290
  Margaret dies                                                 1290
  Council meets at Norham, 3rd June                             1291
  Judgment given at Berwick, 11th November                      1292
  John crowned King                                             1292
  Edward's first Conquest                                       1296
  Rising of Wallace                                             1297
  Surrender at Irvine                                           1297
  Battle of Stirling, 11th September                            1297
  Battle of Falkirk                                             1298
  Edward's second Conquest                                      1303
  Capture of Wallace                                            1305
  Robert Bruce crowned King, 27th March                         1306
  Death of Edward                                               1307
  Battle of Bannockburn, 24th June                              1314

          THE INDEPENDENT KINGDOM, 1314-1424.
  Parliament at Cambuskenneth                                   1326
  Peace of Northampton                                          1328
  David II.                                                     1329
  Edward Balliol's Invasion                                     1332
  Battle of Halidon Hill                                        1333
  Capture of David                                              1346
  His release                                                   1347
  Invasion of Edward III.                                       1356
  Robert II.                                                    1370
  Raid of Otterburn                                             1388
  Robert III.                                                   1390
  Fight on North Inch                                           1396
  Invasion of Henry IV.                                         1400
  Battle of Homildon Hill                                       1402
  Capture of the Earl of Carrick                                1405
  Robert III. dies                                              1406
  Burning of Reseby                                             1408
  St. Andrews University founded                                1408
  Battle of Harlaw, 24th July                                   1411
  Albany the Regent dies                                        1419

          THE JAMESES, 1424-1557.
  James I. crowned King                                         1424
  Parliament at Inverness                                       1427
  Murder of the King                                            1436
  James II.                                                     1436
  Murder of the Douglases                                       1439
  Murder of William, Earl of Douglas                            1452
  Battle of Arkinholm                                           1454
  The King slain at Roxburgh                                    1460
  James III.                                                    1460
  Orkney and Shetland annexed                                   1469
  St. Andrews raised to an Archbishopric                        1471
  Revolt of Lauder Bridge                                       1482
  Battle of Sauchieburn                                         1488
  James IV                                                      1488
  Marriage of James to Margaret Tudor                           1502
  Lordship of the Isles broken up                               1504
  Battle of Flodden, 9th September                              1513
  James V.                                                      1513
  "Erection" of the King                                        1524
  Fall of Angus                                                 1528
  Rout at Solway Moss                                           1542
  Mary                                                          1542
  Hertford's first Invasion                                     1544
  Hertford's second Invasion                                    1545
  Burning of George Wishart                                     1545
  Murder of Beaton                                              1545
  Battle of Pinkie                                              1547
  Mary sails for France                                         1548
  First marriage of Mary, 24th April                            1558

          THE REFORMATION PERIOD, 1557-1603.
  The "First Covenant" signed                                   1557
  Burning of Walter Mill                                        1558
  Religious riots                                               1559
  Treaty of Berwick                                             1560
  Reformation Statutes passed                                   1560
  Return of the Queen                                           1561
  Battle of Corrichie                                           1562
  Second marriage of Mary, 29th July                            1565
  Murder of Rizzio                                              1566
  Murder of Darnley, 9th February                               1567
  Third Marriage of Mary, 15th May                              1567
  Surrender at Carberry, 15th June                              1567
  Abdication of Mary                                            1567
  James VI. crowned                                             1567
  Battle of Langside, 13th May                                  1568
  Conference at York begins, October                            1568
  Murder of Murray the Regent                                   1570
  Taking of Dunbarton, 2nd April                                1571
  Parliament at Stirling, 4th September                         1571
  Lennox