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From the first Keiths associated with the office of Marischal to the great houses of Dunnottar and Kintore, this richly detailed history traces how a family name became woven into the story of Scotland itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravel into the age of the Wars of Scottish Independence and meet \u003cstrong\u003eSir Robert Keith\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose career carried him through captivity, shifting political loyalties and eventually into the service of Robert the Bruce. Explore his role at \u003cstrong\u003eBannockburn\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Keith connection with the \u003cstrong\u003eDeclaration of Arbroath\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the expansion of the family’s power into the north-east of Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story continues at the spectacular stronghold of \u003cstrong\u003eDunnottar Castle\u003c\/strong\u003e, where generations of Keiths built one of Scotland’s most memorable noble residences. Follow the rise of the \u003cstrong\u003eEarls Marischal\u003c\/strong\u003e, their involvement in royal government, Reformation politics and the turbulent reigns of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Keith, fifth Earl Marischal\u003c\/strong\u003e, diplomat, Protestant nobleman and founder of Marischal College in Aberdeen. Discover how education, religion, estate power and international diplomacy combined during one of the most important periods in Scottish history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seventeenth century brings civil war, the Covenanters and one of the most dramatic episodes associated with the Keith story: the protection and secret concealment of the \u003cstrong\u003eHonours of Scotland\u003c\/strong\u003e during the English occupation. The book follows the people who helped preserve Scotland’s crown, sceptre and sword when Dunnottar Castle could no longer safely protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eighteenth century transformed the family again. After the Jacobite rising of 1715, forfeiture stripped the senior Keith house of much of the territorial power it had accumulated over centuries. Yet exile opened another extraordinary chapter. \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Keith\u003c\/strong\u003e and his brother \u003cstrong\u003eField Marshal James Keith\u003c\/strong\u003e entered European service, building distinguished careers in diplomacy and warfare across Russia, Prussia and continental Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis history also goes beyond battles and titled nobles. 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