First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Hardie, Keir, 366 Hardy, Thomas, 317, 318 Hardyknute (Wardlaw), 309 Harlaw, battle of (1411), 96, 97 Harold, earl of Orkney, 44 Harold, king of Man, 44 Hastings, house of, 41 Hastings, John, 65 Hawley, General Henry, 278 Hay, ...
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