Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
Civil War had begun in earnest by 1642. Charles I was the enemy of the Presbyterians in Scotland and the parliamentarians in England.
His lack of ability at negotiation and conciliation had compounded his situation. Montrose had done well for him in undermining the Calvinists and Campbells for a ...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
On Philiphaugh a fray began
At Hairhead wood it ended;
The Scots out o'er the Graemes, they ran,
See merrily they bended.
Sir David frae the Border came,
Wi' heart an' hand came he;
Wi' him three thousand bonny Scots,
To bear him company.
Traditional Border Ballad
The Marquis of Montrose had co...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
Under James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose, the Royalist army had achieved success at Inverlochy and Dundee.
He made camp with his 1750 men and 250 horses at Auldearn, around three miles to the east of Nairn. The Covenanters were marching through the night from Inverness to fight him.
Sir John ...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
In the August of 1644 James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, combined his force of cavalry and Highland foot soldiers with Alasdair MacDonald's Irish soldiers to begin a campaign against the Covenanters for Charles I.
Their first target for reclamation was Perth, and on the 1st September they arr...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
James Graham, 5th Earl and later 1st Marquis of Montrose, was born in 1612 and studied at St Andrew’s University.
In 1638 he contributed to the National Covenant, and fought for the Covenant in the Bishops’ Wars. As the country moved into ever more turbulent times, Montrose’s sympathies moved bac...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
Charles I’s views of himself, theology and politics became increasingly contradictory to the beliefs of the Presbyterians. Charles tried to bring together the laws and churches of Scotland and England, with all roads leading to himself.
In 1637 he produced the Book of Common Prayer, written witho...
Posted on February 6, 2013 by Donald
The son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Lord Darnley became King of Scotland upon his mother’s forced abdication in 1567.
He was thirteen months old at his coronation and brought up by extremely manipulative individuals. He successfully stopped the draw of power away from his position by the Calvini...