The West Highland Galley by Denis Rixson

The West Highland Galley by Denis Rixson

From the resonant prose of the Privy Council Registers it is clear that Highland galleys were a thorn in the flesh of the Lowland government. But they were also much more than that. For nearly a millenium, the West Highland Galley was the vehicle for island life. A Gaelic adaptation of a Norse design, the ships guaranteed the independence of the islands for hundreds of years. This book is a long overdue assessment of these important and enigmatic craft. For the first time, Denis Rixson brings out the importance of the galley in the economy of the Highlands as a means of transporting mercenaries to Ireland. With the Union of the Crowns, this source of employment and money dried up and the collapse of the Highland economy followed. The author shows how this surplus manpower became a major factor in the collapse of Scotland into civil war and anarchy from the 1630s on. Although extensively researched, this is a fascinating and accessible book for general readers as well as historians.

Denis Rixson was educated at Oxford University and currently lives in Mallaig, where he is a teacher at the High School. He has written a number of highly acclaimed books and is well known as an expert on the history of the West Highlands.

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ISBN 13	9781874744863
ISBN 10	1874744866
Titel	The West Highland Galley
Autor	Denis Rixson
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Birlinn Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-07-09
Seitenanzahl	300
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