Scots in Poland, Russia, and the Baltic States. Part Four
David Dobson
Broschiertes Buch

Scots in Poland, Russia, and the Baltic States. Part Four

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The links between Scotland and the countries lying along the southern shore of the Baltic can be traced back as far as the Medieval period, when Scottish knights accompanied the Teutonic knights on their Baltic Crusade against the Letts. Since then, various economic links encouraged merchants to settle in the main seaports, such as Danzig alias Gdansk. The main period of Scottish settlement, however, occurred from around 1560 to about 1650. Many of the Scots who settled initially along the shores of the Baltic had arrived as soldiers of fortune and later settled on lands given for service rend...