A History Of Scotland

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By far the most stimulating, the most instructive and the most readable account of Scotch history that I have read! He then makes the claim that something like 80% of Britons have the DNA of the hunter-gatherers who first roamed these lands. Challenging the received view of the Union as a simple political job, it argues instead that the Union was a landmark in the history of political thought.

The book will allow you to learn about why particular Scottish events happened and the impact of these events. Scottish laird Boswell's portrait of his contemporary is so admired that it inspired the use of Boswell's name to mean a close and companionable observer (Sherlock Holmes, for instance, at times refers to Watson as "my Boswell").

Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - tales of failure, submission, thwarted ambition and tragedy - often badly serve this great nation, overshadowing the rich tapestry of her intricate past.

then he talks of the remains of a woman being found with the teeth of forty different animals on a pendant around her neck. Helen Mirren expertly channels Elizabeth II at her Scottish Balmoral estate in the days after Princess Diana's death. Highly recommended for lovers of history, Scotland and cultural adventurers who enjoy an unforgettable read. The last section of the book changes tack, and offers a closer consideration of recent politics and the questions of devolution and independence.Adam and Charles Black third edition hardback, note Index volume only, no dj; Good condition copy lightly aged but clean and sound inside, bookplate inside front cover, boards with tipped-in titling to front, have lost part of spine; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.