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Columba, Bannockburn, Robert Bruce, the nobles, Home Rule, Kenneth mac Alpin, the Wars of Independence, the union of the crowns, Mary, Queen of Scots, the Convenanters, the Reformation, Flodden, the industrial revolution, James VI, Thomas Chalmers, the union of parliaments, John Knox, the Canmore dynasty, Glencoe, the Enlightenment, the Highland Clearances, devolution, the Jacobites...
Scotland is the first full-length, one-volume history of the country for more than twenty years. It spans twenty centuries, from the Picts to the present day. It is thrilling, comprehensive, provocative and timely.
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Michael Lynch, who was born in Aberdeen and is a graduate of the Universities of Aberdeen and London, has taught in the University of Wales and is now Senior Lecturer in the Department of Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh. He has published books on Edinburgh and the Reformation, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Scottish burghs in both medieval and early modern periods, as well as articles on a range of topics from intellectual to economic history. He is past editor of the ecclesiastical history journal, The Innes Review, and literary editor of the Scottish History Society.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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The best single volume history of Scotland,
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This review is from: Scotland: a New History (Paperback)
This is by far the best single volume history of Scotland available. It is neither too scholarly and dry, nor sloppily populist. It was written fairly recently (unlike similar works) and appears to be in touch with modern scholarly thinking. It is a miracle of condensation but information does not come too fast to overwhelm the reader. If there was any justice this book would sell by the bucketloads.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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A great introduction to Scottish History for beginners,
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This review is from: Scotland: a New History (Paperback)
I found this to be a great help in my first year studying Scottish History at University and have hung onto it as a quick reference guide.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great One Volume History of Scotland,
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This review is from: Scotland: a New History (Paperback)
I bought this book when it was first published and still refer to it. It is a nearly ideal one volume history of Scotland and a great stepping stone to more in depth study. I cannot recommend it too highly
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