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The Survival of Scotland: A New History of Scotland From Roman Times to the Present Day
Published by: Anonymous on 10 August 2016 | Views: 805
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Once there were thirteen claimants to the throne of Scotland. The English king who was asked to mediate the claims applied a drastic remedy: he abolished the problematic throne and annexed the country to England. Shortly afterward, a rather seedy revolutionary named Robert Bruce - a man notorious for having murdered a rival in a church - rallied his countrymen, expelled the English, and founded a new monarchy. Such vicissitudes are typical of Scotland's variegated history, and such passion for survival and autonomy characteristic of its people. (This book) is the story of that paradoxical and captivating nation, a land that has witnessed, sometimes simultaneously, violence at its most destructive and idealism at its most effective.Out of a body of fact often as bewildering and self-contradictory as Scotland itself, the author has created a clear and coherent narrative, placing each event in its proper perspective and producing colorfully concise portraits of the men and women who have made of Scotland what it is today and what it will be tomorrow.
