This book is part of a series for those who want a comprehensive view of a nation's past history from earliest times up to the present day. This book begins with Scotland's first people and their culture. Before the Vikings in 900 it was a land of romantic kingdoms and saints, gradually overtaken by more pragmatic struggles for power. Centuries of strife led up to the turbulent years of Mary Queen of Scots, the Calvinist legacy of Knox and the bitterness of final defeat. The dreams of the Jacobites are contrasted with the cruel reality of the end of the Stewarts and the Act of Union with England. Scotland now saw an age of industry and despoliation. The result was much emigration and an obsession with the nation's past which glorified the legends of the Highlander and the Clans. In this century, a loss of identity and a drift to the south has been followed by a new surge of national pride with higher aspirations for the future. This book explains the roots of Scottish history and aims to be a useful companion for visitors.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Travellers Histories .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 1990 by Orion Publishing Co .

Andrew Fisher was born in Scotland and now works and lives there as archivist to the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, and as administrator of Drumlanrig Castle. He is a BA and an MA, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the

This book has the following chapters: The first Scotland; a land of kingdoms and Christianity, 400-900; newcomers and nationhood, 900-1286; the heroic age, 1286-1328; Scotland after Bruce, to 1390; the Crown and its overmighty subjects, 1390-1550; Reformation and reaction, 1550-1580; union and civil strife, 1580-1688; a new age, 1688-1820; myth and reality, 1820-1914; the loss of identity, 1914-1960; Scotland today; rulers and monarchs.