A History of Scotland

ISBN: 978-0-415-27880-5
Materia: Varios
Autor: Mitchison, Rosalind
Editorial: Routledge
Edición: 2002
Encuadernación: Rústica
Páginas: 496
Medidas: 144 x 217 cm
Peso: 604 gr
PVP: 35,00 €

Reseña:
Covering a staggering period from the Pictish peoples and their symbol stones to modern devolution, Mitchison's absorbing narrative remains the classic introduction to Scottish history. This beautifully written text covers the key social and political aspects of the growth of this nation, and comprises cultural systems of thought such as early witchcraft beliefs and the Scottish Enlightenment. A History of Scotland is packed full of famous people and events, including: the rebellions of Robert the Bruce and William Wallis in the early fourteenth century the fall of the Black Douglases in 1455 the Battle of Flodden in 1513 the rule of Mary Queen of Scots and her execution in 1587 Bonnie Prince Charlie and the second Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 the literature of Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott. Now with a new introduction by the author, this wide-ranging and unique account remains one of the finest histories of Scotland.

Índice:
Author's note.
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.
Political epilogue by David McCrone.
Monarchs of Scotland since the early eleventh century.
Dates of some of the principal battles and other events in Scottish history.
Materials for the study of Scottish history.
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