_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