On the Trail of the Real Macbeth, King of Alba

by Taylor, Cameron; Murray, Alistair

• ISBN13: 9781910745298
• ISBN10: 1910745294
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-02-28
• Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Summary

The iconic character, Shakespeare's Macbeth, is one of the best known in the English language, but few know that he was a real person with his own story off stage. Macbeth was not the monstrous caricature created by Shakespeare; he was a real man who was born in Moray, part of the Kingdom of Alba, in the early 11th century. From early childhood Macbeth fought real-life treachery to protect his birthright to the throne and ruled successfully from 1040 to 1057. Travel what is now Scotland with a touring itinerary as you follow On the Trail of the Real Macbeth, King of Alba.

Author Biography

Cameron Taylor was born in Orkney and grew up in Orkney and Aberdeen. He studied History at the University of Aberdeen, and embarked on a career in the Civil Service. In 1984 Cameron returned to Orkney to become Chief Executive of the Orkney Tourist Board. In 1999 Cameron set up Seabridge Consultants, a heritage and tourism consultancy business specialising in ancestral tourism development. He was co-founder of the Orkney Homecoming in 1999, bringing 250 people of Orcadian descent back to their homeland for a series of reunions. Cameron is also a consultant to AncestralScotland. He has written and lectured on Scottish ancestral heritage throughout Britain, the US and Canada.Alistair Murray had an initial career in the oil industry that subsequently led two businesses and two pan-regional projects to successful outcomes. He now lives in the Highlands and Islands where he combines strategic consultancy with content production. During his tenure there he has helped advance creative industry development and he is the proprietor of Atlantic Marketing, a Partner in Seabridge Consultants, a Director of Big Box Network Ltd and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (Scotland).