Wars of The Three Kingdoms
In 1650, the Royalist general James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, moored his ship, the Herderinnan, in the Scapa Flow - in preparation for his attempt to raise a rebellion in Scotland which would end in failure and rout at the Battle of Carbisdale.
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