{"product_id":"the-bloody-history-of-clan-ross-digtial-edition","title":"The Bloody History of Clan Ross - Digtial Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen conflicts. Five centuries of war, rivalry, rebellion and survival.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the violent rising of 1215 to the final Jacobite struggle of 1745–1746, \u003cem\u003eThe Bloody History of Clan Ross\u003c\/em\u003e follows the Rosses through some of the most dangerous and decisive episodes in Scottish history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not simply a collection of famous battles. It is the story of how war shaped the power, fortunes and survival of one of Scotland’s great Highland names—through royal service, disputed inheritances, bloody feuds, captivity, rebellion and the struggle to preserve Balnagown and the wider Ross inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story begins with \u003cstrong\u003eFearchar mac an t-Sagairt\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose defeat of the enemies of King Alexander II in 1215 helped establish the power from which the medieval Earls of Ross emerged. From there, the book follows the Ross connection through the Wars of Scottish Independence, the great inheritance struggle surrounding the Earldom of Ross, devastating Highland feuds and the upheavals of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eInside the book, discover:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rising in Ross of 1215\u003c\/strong\u003e and the remarkable rise of Fearchar mac an t-Sagairt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Battle of Dunbar\u003c\/strong\u003e and the long captivity of William, Earl of Ross.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ross family's dramatic confrontation with \u003cstrong\u003eRobert the Bruce\u003c\/strong\u003e—including the seizure of members of Bruce's family at Tain and the later reconciliation at Auldearn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBannockburn\u003c\/strong\u003e and the death of Sir Walter Ross in Bruce's victorious army.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHalidon Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e, where Hugh, Earl of Ross, fell during one of Scotland's most devastating medieval defeats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Battle of Harlaw\u003c\/strong\u003e and the struggle for control of the Earldom of Ross.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mysterious and tradition-rich \u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Bealach nam Brog\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe brutal Ross–Mackay feud, including the \u003cstrong\u003eburning at Tarbat\u003c\/strong\u003e and the catastrophic defeat at \u003cstrong\u003eAldy Charrish\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe extraordinary sixteenth-century crisis in which members of the Ross family were authorised to pursue their own former laird of Balnagown with \u003cstrong\u003e“fire and sword.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoss involvement at \u003cstrong\u003eCarbisdale\u003c\/strong\u003e against Montrose and at \u003cstrong\u003eWorcester\u003c\/strong\u003e in the army of Charles II.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe divided loyalties of the Jacobite era, from \u003cstrong\u003eAlness in 1715\u003c\/strong\u003e to Ross officers serving the government during the \u003cstrong\u003eForty-Five and Culloden campaign\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, the history goes beyond legendary clan stories to examine what the surviving evidence can actually tell us. The medieval Earldom of Ross, the Rosses of Balnagown, cadet branches and later families bearing the Ross name are carefully distinguished rather than treated as one unchanging political body. Documented participation, later family tradition and disputed claims are clearly separated, giving readers a more nuanced picture of how Highland power really worked. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a history filled with warriors and battles, but also with prisoners, widows, disputed heirs, threatened estates, political bargains and families attempting to survive after military disaster. Across the centuries, the Ross story moves from medieval earls and royal armies to Highland feuds, civil war and Jacobite rebellion. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifteen original historical illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e accompany the narrative, bringing the settings and atmosphere of these conflicts to life while remaining clearly identified as historical reconstructions rather than documentary images. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for readers interested in \u003cstrong\u003eClan Ross, Scottish clan history, Highland warfare, medieval Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence, Jacobite history and Scottish ancestry\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume offers a dramatic journey through more than five centuries of conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable digitally in EPUB, KPF and PDF formats.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscover the battles, feuds and political struggles that shaped the history of Clan Ross—from the Rising of 1215 to the Forty-Five.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N-Z1MgugHOI?si=1tfuqr7sIOL3AYLQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fairbairn’s Crests","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50551243407412,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/8115\/5124\/files\/Gemini_Generated_Image_nn6vb7nn6vb7nn6v.jpg?v=1790429190","url":"https:\/\/fairbairncrests.com\/products\/the-bloody-history-of-clan-ross-digtial-edition","provider":"Fairbairn’s Crests","version":"1.0","type":"link"}