The Macgregors are popularly seen as a clan of outlaws whose most notorious figurehead was Rob Roy, but history is more complex. Forbes Macgregor tells the story of the clan's struggle to maintain their position in the face of the ambitions of the Campbells, and outlines their many contributions to Scottish history and culture.
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The Macgregors are popularly seen as a clan of outlaws whose most notorious figurehead was Rob Roy, but history is more complex. Forbes Macgregor tells the story of the clan's struggle to maintain their position in the face of the ambitions of the Campbells, and outlines their many contributions to Scottish history and culture.
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When Forbes MacGregor wrote his book in 1977 he didn't realize that he had written a classic of Scottish Highland history, namely about his forefathers the MacGregors (who Sir Walter Scott called 'the Children of the mist' - with some other Clans), one of the oldest and most 'Royal' of the Clans.
Forbes MacGregor follows his ancestors back to Medieval times and through the centuries, from Kings to paupers, betrayed and oppressed by enemies like the Campbells and King James VI of Scotland/the I of England. Even their name was proscribed (forbidden) for 170 years! From being Kings of the Picts and Scottish back in the ninth century, the MacGregors were hunted with dogs by the infamous Campbells of Argyll in the beginning of the seventeenth century.
Forbes MacGregor tells his history in a sober but most engaging way, never letting his readers down, and turning this real life adventure into a fantastic tale about brave men and women that did fight adversity with every inch of their bodies, until final victory. Hated and despised, they - under other family names as they were not allowed to keep their own - created dynasties of doctors, researchers, military and naval men, etc., contributing to the development of society in different ways.
Forbes MacGregors history is also the story of the downfall of the Celtic Culture in Scotland and Ireland. But his message to the reader is that despite all adversity, the descendants of the 'auld Celts' are still there, as strong as ever! A book well worth reading.