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On the Trail of Scotland's History
About this book
An essential read for those who are passionate about Scotland and its mysterious and beautiful tapestry of history and landscape.
In this book David R. Ross tracks Scotland through the ages, detailing incidents, places and people that are key to Scotland's history, from the Dark Ages to Devolution. Leading his readers to ancient monuments and the stories surrounding them, to modern cities and the burial sites of kings, Ross guides us on a quest to discover the essentials of Scottish history â and to find things we never knew existed.
From William Wallace's possible steps, the legend of King Arthur and the reign of Robert the Bruce, to rugged raging battlegrounds, moors and mountains, and Scottish film locations, Ross' journey around Scotland links the past to the present, bringing us face-to-face with the elements that have created the Scotland we know today.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Map
- Key to map
- CHAPTER 1 In ancestral footsteps
- CHAPTER 2 The legacy of Romeâs north-west frontier
- CHAPTER 3 On the trail of the Camelot legend
- CHAPTER 4 Evidence of the Norse age
- CHAPTER 5 Scotlandâs early kings
- CHAPTER 6 The warriorsâ resting place
- CHAPTER 7 Final curtain for Macbeth
- CHAPTER 8 The Lion sets a new Standard
- CHAPTER 9 Viking defeat at Largs
- CHAPTER 10 On Wallaceâs trail
- CHAPTER 11 The hero king
- CHAPTER 12 The powers behind Bruceâs throne
- CHAPTER 13 Where death triumphed
- CHAPTER 14 Murdochâs last view
- CHAPTER 15 A kingâs dark deed
- CHAPTER 16 Home of the family who ran Scotland
- CHAPTER 17 Defeat at Flodden
- CHAPTER 18 Aftermath of Flodden
- CHAPTER 19 The turmoil of reform
- CHAPTER 20 Evidence of Maryâs presence
- CHAPTER 21 Peace and prosperity under James VI
- CHAPTER 22 Where our history hangs in the air
- CHAPTER 23 Mortal enemies face eternity together
- CHAPTER 24 Dunbar: 2 lessons in defeat
- CHAPTER 25 Cromwellâs death and dishonouring
- CHAPTER 26 Doomed Argyllâs Stone of Destiny
- CHAPTER 27 Mountains that saw slaughter
- CHAPTER 28 Darien, a feasible scheme
- CHAPTER 29 How the Union cost us a mint
- CHAPTER 30 Towering reminder of âBobbing Johnâ
- CHAPTER 31 Wadeâs network of roads
- CHAPTER 32 A great march that wasnât
- CHAPTER 33 The fugitive prince
- CHAPTER 34 The forts built to pacify the ârebelsâ
- CHAPTER 35 From farming to medicine
- CHAPTER 36 The warrior test
- CHAPTER 37 Burns shed a tear for Wallace
- CHAPTER 38 Waterways that kept Scotland moving
- CHAPTER 39 Martyrs in the name of the people
- CHAPTER 40 Amazing home of Sir Walter
- CHAPTER 41 An empty landscape
- CHAPTER 42 The iron road across heaven
- CHAPTER 43 The Home Rulers
- CHAPTER 44 Golden days of steam
- CHAPTER 45 The great exhibitions
- CHAPTER 46 Scotlandâs fine engineering heritage
- CHAPTER 47 Scotland captured on Luftwaffe film
- CHAPTER 48 Hydro dams bring new life
- CHAPTER 49 Read the story of Scotland
- CHAPTER 50 Scotland is the star
- CHAPTER 51 The dawning of a new era
- Back Cover