Obscurity of history of Britain after the departure of the Romans [114]
Settlement of barbaric tribes in Britain [114]
Ignorance of Britain by writers of the sixth century [115]
Position of Britain at this time as viewed from Rome [117]
The four races in Britain [119]
The Britons [120]
The Picts [123]
The Scots [137]
The Saxons [144]
War with Octa and Ebissa’s colony [152]
Kingdom of Bernicia [155]
A.D. 573. Battle of Ardderyd [157]
A.D. 603. Battle of Degsastane or Dawstane [162]

CHAPTER IV.

ETHNOLOGY OF BRITAIN

Inquiry into Ethnology of Britain proper at this stage [164]
An Iberian or Basque people preceded the Celtic race in Britain and Ireland [164]
Ethnologic traditions [170]
British traditions [171]
Irish traditions [172]
Dalriadic legend [184]
Pictish legends [185]
Saxon legends [189]
Languages of Britain [192]
Anglic language [193]
British language [193]
Language of the Scots [193]
The Pictish language [194]
Evidence derived from topography [212]

CHAPTER V.

THE FOUR KINGDOMS.

Result of ethnological inquiry [226]
The four kingdoms [227]
Scottish kingdom of Dalriada [229]
Kingdom of the Picts [230]
Kingdom of the Britons of Alclyde [235]
Kingdom of Bernicia [236]
The Debateable lands [237]
Galloway [238]
A.D. 606. Death of Aidan, king of Dalriada; Aedilfrid conquers Deira, and expels Aeduin [239]
A.D. 617. Battle between Aeduin and Aedilfrid [239]
A.D. 627. Battle of Ardcorann between Dalriads and Cruithnigh [241]
A.D. 629. Domnall Breac becomes king of Dalriada [242]
A.D. 631. Garnaid, son of Wid, succeeds Cinaeth mac Luchtren as king of the Picts [242]
A.D. 633. Battle of Haethfeld. Aeduin slain by Caedwalla and Penda [243]
A.D. 634. Battle of Hefenfeld. Osuald becomes king of Northumbria [244]
A.D. 635. Battle of Seguise, between Garnait, son of Foith, and the family of Nectan [246]
A.D. 634. Battle of Calathros, in which Domnall Breac was defeated [247]
A.D. 638. Battle of Glenmairison, and siege of Edinburgh [249]
A.D. 642. Domnall Breac slain in Strathcarron [250]
A.D. 642. Osuald slain in battle by Penda [252]
A.D. 642-670. Osuiu, his brother, reigns twenty-eight years [253]
Dominion of Angles over Britons, Scots, and Picts [256]
A.D. 670. Death of Osuiu, and accession of Ecgfrid his son [260]
A.D. 672. Revolt of the Picts [260]
A.D. 678. Wilfrid expelled from his diocese [262]
Expulsion of Drost, king of the Picts, and accession of Brude, son of Bile [262]
A.D. 684. Ireland ravaged by Ecgfrid [264]
A.D. 685. Invasion of kingdom of Picts by Ecgfrid; defeat and death at Dunnichen [265]
Effect of defeat and death of Ecgfrid [267]
Position of Angles and Picts [267]
Position of Scots and Britons [271]
Contest between Cinel Loarn and Cinel Gabhran [271]
Conflict between Dalriads and Britons [273]

CHAPTER VI.

THE KINGDOM OF SCONE.

State of the four kingdoms in 731[275]
Alteration in their relative position[276]
Legend of St. Bonifacius[277]
A.D. 710. Nectan, son of Derili, conforms to Rome[278]
Establishment of Scone as capital[280]
The Seven provinces[280]
The Coronation Stone[281]
A.D. 717. Expulsion of Columban clergy[283]
Simultaneous revolution in Dalriada and kingdom of the Picts[286]
A.D. 731-761. Aengus mac Fergus, king of the Picts[289]
Suppressed century of Dalriadic history[292]
Foundation of St. Andrews[296]
A.D. 761-763. Bruide mac Fergusa, king of the Picts[299]
A.D. 763-775. Ciniod, son of Wredech, king of the Picts[300]
A.D. 775-780. Alpin, son of Wroid, king of the Picts[301]
A.D. 789-820. Constantin, son of Fergus, king of the Picts[302]
Norwegian and Danish pirates[302]
A.D. 820-832. Aengus, son of Fergus, king of Fortrenn[305]
A.D. 832. Alpin the Scot attacks the Picts, and is slain[306]
A.D. 836-839. Eoganan, son of Aengus[307]
A.D. 839. Kenneth mac Alpin invades Pictavia[308]
A.D. 844. Kenneth mac Alpin becomes king of the Picts[309]
The Gallgaidhel[311]
Obscurity of this period of the history[314]
Causes and nature of revolution which placed Kenneth on the throne of the Picts[314]
Where did the Scots come from?[316]
What was Kenneth mac Alpin’s paternal descent?[321]
A.D. 860-864. Donald, son of Alpin, king of the Picts[322]
A.D. 863. Constantin, son of Kenneth, king of the Picts[323]
A.D. 877-878. Aedh, son of Kenneth, king of the Picts[328]
A.D. 878-889. Girig mac Dungaile and Eochodius, son of Run[329]