A History of Scotland

by Rosalind Mitchison, Peter Somerset Fry, Fiona Somerset Fry

Overview

An ideal volume for anyone wanting a brisk overview of North Britain from the year dot to the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134468683
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	488
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rosalind Mitchison was Professor of Social History at the University of Edinburgh until her retirement. She is author of several books on Scottish history including Lordship to Patronage: Scotland 1603-1745 (1990) and The Old Poor Law in Scotland: The Experience of Poverty (2000).

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Before 1100 2. 1100–1286 3. The War of Independence 4. Robert II to James I 5. James II to James IV 6. James V 7. Reformation 8. Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Regencies 9. James VI in Scotland 10. The Union of Crowns 11. Charles I 12. The Great Rebellion 13. The Interregnum 14. Restoration 15. 1665–85 16. The Revolution Settlement 17. The late seventeenth century 18. Union 19. 1707–45 20. The later eighteenth century 21. The Industrial Revolution 22. The Victorian age 23. The twentieth century

Editorial Reviews

A brilliant feat of compression...Mitchison has produced that rare thing, an original textbook...she has done a real service to Scotland.

Observer

'As a narrative history of Scotland, elegantly written, it is very readable.' - Richard Ryder, The Literary Review

'This attractively written book will stimulate the interest of many readers new to the subject.' - Caroline Bingham, Times Literary Supplement



'As a narrative history of Scotland, elegantly written, it is very readable.' - Richard Ryder, The Literary Review

'This attractively written book will stimulate the interest of many readers new to the subject.' - Caroline Bingham, Times Literary Supplement

'Combines a brisk canter through Scotland's tangled pedigree with being both simple and accurate.' - Rennie McOwan, Scots Magazine

'An ideal volume for anyone wanting a brisk overview of North Britain from the year dot to the twentieth century.' - Erlend Clouston, Guardian

‘A readable introduction to the nation's story with a useful calendar of principal events for reference.' - Sheila Maciver, History Teaching Review

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