A short biography and history of Robert the Bruce, focusing especially on his role in the First War of Scottish Independence and the famous Battle of Bannockburn. This chapbook is one of a series of histories and biographies of notable Scottish…
The subject of this ballad is parental opposition to the lovers, Jemmy and Nancy. Returning to England from a forced voyage to Barbados, Jemmy is pushed overboard by a fellow crewman on instructions from Nancy’s father. His ghost appears to Nancy,…