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A Traveller's History of Scotland (Paperback, 5th Revised edition)
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A Traveller's History of Scotland (Paperback, 5th Revised edition)
Series: Traveller's History
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Loot Price R337
Discovery Miles 3 370
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The broad sweep of Scotland's story, both past and present, is
chronicled by one of the country's best historians. Andrew Fisher
begins with Scotland's first people and their culture and ends with
Devolution and the setting up of the first Scottish parliament
since 1707. Before the arrival of the Vikings in 900, Scotland was
a land of romantic kingdoms and saints, gradually overtaken by more
pragmatic struggles for power. Centuries of bloody strife lead up
to the turbulent years of Mary Queen of Scots, the Calvinistic
legacy of John Knox, and the bitterness of final defeat. The dreams
of the Jacobites are contrasted with the cruel reality of the end
of the Stewarts and the Act of Union with England. Scotland then
saw an age of industry and despoliation. The result was much
emigration and obsession with the nation's past which glorified the
legends of the Highlander and the Clans. In this century, the loss
of identity and drift to the south have perhaps been checked at
last by a new step forward for Scotland as a result of its
Devolution, the setting up of a Scottish parliament, and the
symbolic return of the Stone of Destiny. This handy paperback is
fully indexed with a chronology of major events and a gazetteer
cross-referenced to the main text. Illustrated with line drawings
and historical maps.
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