Scotland: A Concise History (Illustrated National Histories) - Softcover

Sir Fitzroy Maclean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500282331 ISBN 13: 9780500282335

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

‘The Scots’, said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, ‘have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.’

He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one, too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean disentangles the threads and enlivens his brisk account with wit and scholarship. Pictures from contemporary sources illuminate his story – its romantic figures and bloody battles, its politics and religion – and provide a rich visual record of Scotland’s art, craftsmanship and intellectual life.

This revised edition of Maclean’s classic work, with a new chapter by Magnus Linklater, brings the story of Scotland right up to date, examining how the Scots identity is faring in the wake of the first Scottish Parliament in nearly 300 years.

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Review

'Elegantly written and beautifully illustrated' - Hugh Trevor Roper, Sunday Times 'Will be warmly welcomed by general and specialist readers alike' - Scotsman Magazine

Synopsis

Continuously in print for over thirty years and renowned to this day for the authority and wit with which it disentangles the complex threads of Scotland's rich history, this classic work has been brought up to date with a new chapter examining the Scots identity in the wake of the first Scottish Parliment in nearly 300 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500282331
• ISBN 13: 9780500282335
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 248