David Stevenson

The Hunt for Rob Roy investigates new and controversial sources that shake modern conceptions of a well-marked man.

This volume continues the story begun in The Scottish Revolution of the Covenanters’ sudden rise to power, but how their soaring ambitions and religious zeal in the end led Scotland to an unparalleled disaster.

In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I: the events that followed have traditionally been interpreted in terms of religious conflict, but while accepting the importance of religious inspiration, The Scottish Revolution prov
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