In the late 14th century, the Kingdom of the Isles was under assault
from the ambitious Albany Stewarts, who were taking advantage of
Scotland’s empty throne to increase their power. Jealous of the
Macdonald lordship to the west, the ruthless Robert Stewart, Duke of
Albany, thwarted Donald, Lord of the Isles, at every turn.
A man
of keen intelligence and strategy, educated at Oxford and a frequent
guest of England’s kings, Donald did not intend to allow a traitorous
royal thug to rob him of his legacy. The Earldom of Ross was the buffer
he needed to keep the Isles safe. Not unmindful of all that was at
stake, he took as his bride Mariota Leslie, heiress to the Earldom of
Ross.
What he could not achieve through diplomacy or marriage,
Donald was prepared to claim by right of the sword. In the greatest
battle Scotland has ever seen, he would demonstrate the power of the
Isles to become the Hero of Harlaw.
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