Scotland A concise history
Book - 2012
Presents the story of Scotland. This title examines how the Scottish Parliament has fared and discusses significant events such as the controversies over the Holyrood parliament building, devolution and the transfer of taxation rights from Westminster, and the release of the Lockerbie bomber, and more.
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London ; New York :
Thames & Hudson
2012.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Item Description
- "First [edition] published in 1970 as A concise history of Scotland"--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Previous edition: 2000. - Physical Description
- 260 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, genealogical table ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9780500289877
- 'Polished from the rust of Scottish barbarity.' The mists of antiquity ; The Romans ; Four races ; The coming of Christianity ; Columba ; The Norsemen ; Malcolm Ceann Mor ; The Normans ; The French Alliance ; The Maid of Norway ; The Succession ; Edward I of England
- 'Not for glory, nor riches, nor honour, but only for that liberty.' William Wallace ; Robert Bruce ; Bannockburn ; The House of Stewart ; The great nobles ; The Kingdom of the Isles ; The Red Harlaw
- 'They spend all their time in wars and when there is not war, they fight one another.' James IV ; The Renaissance ; The Highland Clans ; The Auld Alliance ; Flodden Field ; Brawling nobles ; The Rough Wooing ; The coming of the Reformation ; John Knox ; Mary Queen of Scots ; Her abdication
- 'The great marriage day of this nation with God.' A succession of Regents ; James VI and the Kirk ; 'No Bishops, no King' ; The Union of the Crowns ; The rise of Clan Campbell ; Charles I ; The National Covenant ; Montrose ; Cromwell
- 'Ane end of ane auld sang.' The Commonwealth ; The Restoration ; Charles II ; The Covenanters ; The Killing Time ; James VII ; William and Mary ; Killiecrankie ; Mi-run mor nan Gall ; Glencoe ; Darien ; The Union
- 'The King over the water.' The Fifteen ; Old Mr. Melancholy ; The Nineteen ; The Fourty-five ; Charlie's Year
- 'For a' that.' 'Lochaber no more' ; 'The more mischief the better sport' ; The Crown as link ; Industrial Revolution ; Political stagnation ; A flowering of the arts ; Return of confidence ; The Empire ; The established Church ; The Reform Bill ; The shifting balance of the parties ; More devolution ; The Scottish economy ; Union or separation?
- ' The settled will of the Scottish people.' Proposals for a Parliament ; The successful referendum ; The new coalition ; Scots in charge / Magnus Linklater
- 'We shall carry it carefully and make the nation proud.' The new seat of Scottish democracy ; The old order weakened ; Global economic crisis ; An overall majority / Magnus Linklater.