Lady of the Glen Lady of the Glen Lady of the Glen: A Novel of 17th-Century Scotland and the Massacre of Glencoe is a 1996 historical fiction novel by American author Jennifer Roberson. It is a re-telling of the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe, and focuses on the romance between Catriona of Clan Campbell and Alasdair Og MacDonald of Clan Donald, each from rival clans. Roberson was inspired to write the novel after learning of the massacre in a British history class, and waited 25 years until she felt ready to tell it. "Lady of the Glen" was published by Kensington Books in April 1996,
Clan Dunbar Clan Dunbar Clan Dunbar is a Lowland Scottish clan. The chiefs of Clan Dunbar are of ancient Celtic origin. The town and port of Dunbar have featured prominently in Scottish history on various occasions. Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria received from Malcolm III of Scotland, the lands of Dunbar as well as other parts of Lothian. In 1128 Gospatric's son, Gospatric II, Earl of Lothian, witnessed the foundation of Holyrood Abbey. He also accorded the rank of earl and made donations to Kelso Abbey. In around 1184 Patrick of Dunbar married Ada, daughter of William the Lion and was created justiciar