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Stories of the Scottish Border

William Platt, Mrs. William Platt

Read by Jhiu · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction - The Character of the Borders (7:08)
Introduction - A Brief History of the Border (12:25)
Introduction - What the Border Names tell us (5:58)
Chapter 1 Bamburgh and its Coast (7:42)
Chapter 2 Athelstan at Vinheath (19:32)
Chapter 3 Monks and Minstrels (8:49)
Chapter 4 Sir Patrick Spens (6:55)
Chapter 5 Auld Maitland (11:47)
Chapter 6 Mystery of the Eildons (12:45)
Chapter 7 Black Agnes (9:35)
Chapter 8 The Young Tamlane (9:35)
Chapter 9 The Gay Goss-Hawk (8:16)
Chapter 10 The Corbies (3:54)
Chapter 11 Otterburn and Chevy Chase (17:27)
Chapter 12 The Douglas Clan (13:21)
Chapter 13 Alnwick Castle and the Percies (8:20)
Chapter 14 Hexham and Queen Margaret (9:51)
Chapter 15 Fair Helen of Kirkconnell (3:36)
Chapter 16 Johnie of Breadislee (5:53)
Chapter 17 Katharine Janfarie (7:43)
Chapter 18 By Lauder Bridge (5:04)
Chapter 19 The Battle of Flodden Field (13:30)
Chapter 20 After Flodden (16:27)
Chapter 21 Graeme and Bewick (7:59)
Chapter 22 The Song of the Outlaw Murray (13:35)
Chapter 23 Johnie Armstrong (6:57)
Chapter 24 The Lament of the Border Widow (2:51)
Chapter 25 The Raid of the Kers (6:05)
Chapter 26 Merrie Carlisle (15:22)
Chapter 27 Kinmont Willie (9:27)
Chapter 28 Dick o' the Cow (11:13)
Chapter 29 The Lochmaben Harper (4:51)
Chapter 30 The Rookhope Ride (4:47)
Chapter 31 Barthram's Dirge (4:10)
Chapter 32 Queen Mary and the Borders (8:26)
Chapter 33 The Raid of the Redeswire (8:47)
Chapter 34 Jock o' the Side (7:19)
Chapter 35 Hobbie Noble (7:32)
Chapter 36 The Laird o' Logie (3:59)
Chapter 37 Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dodhead (9:02)
Chapter 38 Muckle Mou'd Meg (5:43)
Chapter 39 The Dowie Dens of Yarrow (4:41)
Chapter 40 Belted will and the Baronry of Gilsland (8:23)
Chapter 41 Gilderoy (8:02)
Chapter 42 Archie Armstrong's Oath (5:47)
Chapter 43 Christie's Will (5:18)
Chapter 44 Northumberland at the time of the civil war (10:20)
Chapter 45 Montrose and Lesley (6:23)
Chapter 46 The Death of Montrose (9:24)
Chapter 47 The Borderers and the Jacobites (14:00)
Chapter 48 The Nine Nicks o' Thirlwall (8:42)
Chapter 49 In Wild Northumberland today (8:09)