Scotland The Story of a Nation

by Magnusson, Magnus

• ISBN13: 9780802139320
• ISBN10: 0802139329
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-17
• Publisher: Grove Press

Summary

Hailed as a "vast, superb history [that] relates Scotland's past over a dozen millennia" (Kirkus Reviews), Magnusson draws on a great deal of modern scholarship to redefine a nation's history. He charts the long struggle toward nationhood, explores the roots of the original Scots, and examines the extent to which Scotland was shaped by the Romans, the Picts, the Vikings, and the English. Encompassing everything from the first Mesolithic settlers in 7000 B.C. to the present movements for independence, Scotland: The Story of a Nation is history on an epic level, essential reading for anyone interested in the rich past of this captivating land. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Magnus Magnusson, awarded the Medlicott Medal of the British Historical Association, has published many books on the history of Scotland

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
List of Maps	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
In the Beginning	p. 1
The Romans in Scotland	p. 13
Picts, Scots, Britons, Angles and Others	p. 22
Macbeth	p. 50
Malcolm Canmore and St Margaret	p. 61
David I	p. 71
William the Lion	p. 81
The Thirteenth Century: Alexanders II and III	p. 90
John Balliol--'Toom Tabard'	p. 108
William Wallace	p. 126
Robert Bruce	p. 160
David II	p. 195
Robert II and Robert III	p. 210
James I	p. 229
James II	p. 249
James III	p. 260
James IV and the Renaissance	p. 274
James V	p. 295
Mary Queen of Scots: 1--Reign and the Reformation	p. 317
Mary Queen of Scots: 2--Imprisonment and Civil War	p. 364
James VI and the Union of the Crowns	p. 382
Charles I and the National Covenant	p. 418
Charles II and the Covenanters	p. 451
James VII & II: The Last Stewart King	p. 500
William and Mary: The 'Glorious Revolution'?	p. 510
Queen Anne and the Act of Union	p. 535
Risings and Riots	p. 558
'Bonnie Prince Charlie' and the '45	p. 583
Sir Walter Scott: 'The Wizard of the North'	p. 632
Epilogue: 'There Shall be a Scottish Parliament'	p. 663
Chronology	p. 693
Kings and Queens of Scotland	p. 700
Acknowledgements	p. 701
Sources	p. 703
Index	p. 710
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