This book examines the power of the past upon the present. It shows
how generations of Scots have exploited and reshaped history to
meet the needs of a series of presents, from the conquest of the
Picts to the refounding of Parliament. Dauvit Broun, Fiona Watson,
and Steve Boardman explore the violent manipulations of the past in
medieval Scotland. Michael Lynch questions well-entrenched
assumptions about the Scottish Reformation. Roger Mason looks at
the transformation of 'Highland barbarism' into 'Gaelicism'. Ted
Cowan examines the 'Killing Times' of the covenanters, and David
Allan the seventeenth century fashion for creative family history.
Colin Kidd discovers the victims of Pictomania in Scotland and
modern Ulster, and Murray Pittock uncovers the comparable mania
driving Jacobitism. Richard Finlay links the cult of Victoria with
the queen's idea of herself as the heiress of the Scottish
monarchy. Catriona MacDonald considers the neglect of women and the
dangers of reconstructing history to suit modern sensitivities.
Finally David McCrone provides a sociologist's perspective on the
continuing dialogue between the past and the present. By exploring
how the people of Scotland have variously understood, used and been
inspired by the past this book offers a series of insights into the
concerns of previous generations and their understanding of
themselves and their times. It throws fresh light on the evolution
of history in Scotland and on the actions and ambitions of the
Scots who have formed and reformed the nation.
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