A History of Scotland
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
A history that is equally entertaining and enlightening, illustrating all of the changes of power and intricacies that are necessary to understand the interrelation between England and Scotland and the Highland and Lowland populations. It shows how Duncan (1034-40) emerged from 'the union of the four peoples' as the first king of a united Scotland and provides detailed, reign-by-reign accounts from then on. Above all Professor Mackie reveals how the Scots long pursued an independent line - in religion, law, culture and foreign policy - that helped them keep at bay the Romans, the French and the English.
Customer Reviews
A little weak
The best historical book about Scotland here on the iBookstore is 'Jacobites'. It's well researched and is very very interesting. I would recommend that over this.
Brutalism laid bare
Scotland is a melancholy landscape. Tragedy haunts it like a weekend in Filey. Law is a cornerstone of national identity and language an essential component of that sense of self. Scotland's southern neighbours are now culturally redundant.