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A History of Scotland
- ISBN13: 9780140136494
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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This is 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 people’ 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 lon… More >>
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Scotland: A Concise History, Revised Edition
- ISBN13: 9780500282335
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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“The Scots,” said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, “have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.” He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean disentangles the threads and enlivens his brisk account with both wit and scholarship. Pictures from authentic contemporary sources illuminate his story–its romantic figures and bloo… More >>
Scotland: A Concise History, Revised Edition
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