Scotland: The Story of a Nation. Magnus Magnusson
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SCOTLAND
THE STORY OF A NATION
MAGNUS MAGNUSSON
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From the reviews of Scotland: The Story of a Nation:
‘The answer to a prayer – a history of this complex country that is at the same time intelligent and intelligible’
IAIN GALE, Sunday Herald (Glasgow) Books of the Year
‘Readable, poignant, fascinating, a lively combination of narrative and analysis’
The List
‘[Magnus Magnusson] is excellent on the sense of place in history, and any visitor to Scotland would benefit from taking this book as a companion’
ALLAN MASSIE, Spectator
‘This is never a dry and dusty academic account. [Magnusson] weaves into his narrative a geographical tour of the country’s historical sights that can only come from being a former chairman of Scottish Natural Heritage. His colourful descriptions of history’s main players are often filled out with humorous and telling anecdotes of the time … The great strength to which Mr Magnusson plays is the richness of characters who set the course of the nation’s history, from the Roman Agricola through William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and John Knox to Rob Roy, Sir Walter Scott and beyond. The book will fill many a dark winter evening for anyone who wants to learn more about Scotland’s complex past’
LAURA KIBBY, Sunday Express
Contents
3 Picts, Scots, Britons, Angles and Others
5 Malcolm Canmore and St Margaret
8 The Thirteenth Century: Alexanders II and III
9 John Balliol – ‘Toom Tabard’
17 James IV and the Renaissance
19 Mary Queen of Scots: 1 – Reign and the Reformation
20 Mary Queen of Scots: 2 – Imprisonment and Civil War
21 James VI and the Union of the Crowns
22 Charles I and the National Covenant
23 Charles II and the Covenanters
24 James VII & II: The Last Stewart King