Islay: The Land of the Lordship

by David Caldwell and David H. Caldwell

This is the history of Islay up to the present day with a particular focus on the people of the island. Islay was originally part of Dal Riata, the early kingdom of the Scots, but was then colonised by Scandinavian settlers in the ninth century. It was also the home of the MacDonalds, who established the Lordship of the Isles during the Medieval Period and who mounted a challenge to the Stewart dynasty for control of Scotland.It also looks at the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780274653
• ISBN13: 9781780274652
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 432 Pages