Scotland, Alistair Moffat
Scotland, Alistair Moffat
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Scotland
A History from Earliest Times

Author: Alistair Moffat

Narrator: Ruth Urquhart

Unabridged: 23 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/30/2021

Synopsis

Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: "Deserves a prominent place in the history canon" (Scots Magazine).

Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented.

From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation.

About Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer, historian, and director of programs at Scottish Television. He was director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and former rector of the University of St Andrews. He is the founder of Borders Book Festival and cochairman of The Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include The Highland Clans, To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne, and The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads, shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gavin on August 13, 2022

A very interesting overview of Scotland's history in regards to it's place in the wider world and it's connections. Murray Pittock presents a series of interesting figures and events that link Scotland with every corner of the globe from the trading links and diasporas in Continental European states......more

Goodreads review by Toby on August 13, 2023

At the heart of the tension in the 300 year old union between Scotland and England is the fact that whilst the Scots know that they are a nation with a history stretching as far back as England's and with a culture and outlook that is thoroughly distinctive, for many English Scotland remains a regio......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on March 25, 2023

National history, except honest: all about the huge international effects coming in and firing out from the subject nation. Pittock is sceptical, as you have to be with things as romanticised and politicised as small-country national identity. He has a long popup box about how the Highlands are bull......more

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