“It was a time when the two independent nations of England and Scotland shared one king. It was a time of Covenanters and Cavaliers. It was a time of civil war, betrayal and regicide.”
Of Cromwell, Cavaliers and Covenanters: Orkney Under Occupation
The Ruins of Breckness: the Grahams
His great hobby,however, appears to have been house building, for he built the mansion houses of Graemshall in Holm, Skaill in Sandwick, and Breckness in Stromness
Of Cromwell, Cavaliers and Covenanters: Orkney Under Occupation
“It was a time when the two independent nations of England and Scotland shared one king. It was a time of Covenanters and Cavaliers. It was a time of civil war, betrayal and regicide.”
The Ruins of Breckness: the Grahams
His great hobby,however, appears to have been house building, for he built the mansion houses of Graemshall in Holm, Skaill in Sandwick, and Breckness in Stromness
Poetry Corner: James Graham
“He either fears his Fate too much, Or his Deserts are small, That puts it not unto the Touch, To win or lose it all”
