Scottish clan

a distinct kingdom ruled by the MacAlpin clan in the early tenth century without defined boarders. Without defined boarders relations with England were very uneasy, although after 1066 Norman kings intervened periodically to help support the claims of the Scottish against them. In 1291 Edward I of England selected John Balliol to take the Scottish throne which had been empty since 1286, in return Balliol paid homage to Edward I as a vassal. In 1295 Scottish nobles signed a treaty with France…

dress was prohibited. The official exception was within the British army, towards which Highland military fervor and prowess would now be channeled."(Riding,483). The wearing of Tartan for the Highlanders because each of the Clans would have a specific Tartan that members of the Clan would wear. Another part of the Act of Proscription is the disarming of the Highlanders. The people who fought against the English were not allowed to store or carry weapons. "You must never expect to see a total…

can also embody the villain and the hero as well. They are found in every mythology and folklore from Greek, Scottish, Norse, and even Japanese. The Hippocampi is a horse-like marine creature who appears in many mythologies including Phoenician, Greek, and even a variation in Scottish mythology. It is usually depicted as being half horse, half fish, and is also called a Kelpie in Scottish mythology.…

in such a dramatic fashion, but it portrays William Wallace really well in the eyes of his people at the time. In the point of view of the Scots, Wallace was the rescuer of Scotland (Harry 1: 38).William Wallace was a Scottish revolutionary and knight during the First War of Scottish…

House of Percy and the House of Neville, who engaged in skirmishes and were to some extent responsible for the Wars of the Roses. Another feud was that between two Scottish clans, Clan Gunn and Clan Keith, which caused the War of the Champions in the fifteenth century and ended after 500 years with a contract of friendship between the two clans. Family feuds also appear in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In the play, the hatred between the two noble families, the Montagues…

Braveheart, directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of the Scottish rebel leader, William Wallace and his fight against the evil English ruler Edward the Longshanks. When he was a young boy, small groups of Scottish rebels would form to fight the English army from their land to proclaim freedom. Hundreds of Scottsmen lost their lives including William’s father. Ten years later, William Wallace returns home to his father's abandoned farm. Wallace falls in love with his childhood sweetheart,…

entails. Having grown up in towns such as Jackson and Middletown, towns largely populated by emigrants from Eastern Kentucky, JD frequently makes a point to describe what it means to be a hillbilly. He says that hillbillies are white Americans of Scottish-Irish decent. He explains that “poverty is a family tradition” because for quite some time they have been people with no college degree and laborers extremely dedicated to their communities and traditions with little to no room for change.…

He is the main hero of the Ulster cycle. Unlike other Scottish stories , the ulster cycle focuses on strength and brute force to solve problems. The Tain is the tale of the Ulster cycle. It is the story of the four provinces combining , under the Queen Mebh , to carry off the great bull of Ulstermen. The central…

Re-Construction-Era policies aimed at the Republican Congress and to maintain “White Supremacy” after the Civil War, when the government was weak or non-existent in the south. The Ku Klux Clan was formed in 1865. The name derived from the Greek name “Kyklos” meaning “Circle,” and the Scottish Gaelic word “Clan” soon to change to “Klan.” Which rapidly grew from a secret social fraternity to a Paramilitary force. The group extended to almost every southern state by 1870. They were called the…

Cat’s and their instincts play a big role in your life and you don’t even realize it. These small creatures are arguably one of the most symbolic and religious animals to ever exist. Practically every religion has a cat involved in it as a symbol which shows they have a huge importance. Felines are very mysterious and unpredictable creatures that are very interesting to learn about and no one can deny that. There are a lot of stereotypes about cats that aren’t true at all. People say cats aren’t…