On the Trail of Scotland's History
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On the Trail of Scotland's History

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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 – 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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Information

Publisher
Luath Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781804252178

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Map
  6. Key to map
  7. CHAPTER 1 In ancestral footsteps
  8. CHAPTER 2 The legacy of Rome’s north-west frontier
  9. CHAPTER 3 On the trail of the Camelot legend
  10. CHAPTER 4 Evidence of the Norse age
  11. CHAPTER 5 Scotland’s early kings
  12. CHAPTER 6 The warriors’ resting place
  13. CHAPTER 7 Final curtain for Macbeth
  14. CHAPTER 8 The Lion sets a new Standard
  15. CHAPTER 9 Viking defeat at Largs
  16. CHAPTER 10 On Wallace’s trail
  17. CHAPTER 11 The hero king
  18. CHAPTER 12 The powers behind Bruce’s throne
  19. CHAPTER 13 Where death triumphed
  20. CHAPTER 14 Murdoch’s last view
  21. CHAPTER 15 A king’s dark deed
  22. CHAPTER 16 Home of the family who ran Scotland
  23. CHAPTER 17 Defeat at Flodden
  24. CHAPTER 18 Aftermath of Flodden
  25. CHAPTER 19 The turmoil of reform
  26. CHAPTER 20 Evidence of Mary’s presence
  27. CHAPTER 21 Peace and prosperity under James VI
  28. CHAPTER 22 Where our history hangs in the air
  29. CHAPTER 23 Mortal enemies face eternity together
  30. CHAPTER 24 Dunbar: 2 lessons in defeat
  31. CHAPTER 25 Cromwell’s death and dishonouring
  32. CHAPTER 26 Doomed Argyll’s Stone of Destiny
  33. CHAPTER 27 Mountains that saw slaughter
  34. CHAPTER 28 Darien, a feasible scheme
  35. CHAPTER 29 How the Union cost us a mint
  36. CHAPTER 30 Towering reminder of ‘Bobbing John’
  37. CHAPTER 31 Wade’s network of roads
  38. CHAPTER 32 A great march that wasn’t
  39. CHAPTER 33 The fugitive prince
  40. CHAPTER 34 The forts built to pacify the ‘rebels’
  41. CHAPTER 35 From farming to medicine
  42. CHAPTER 36 The warrior test
  43. CHAPTER 37 Burns shed a tear for Wallace
  44. CHAPTER 38 Waterways that kept Scotland moving
  45. CHAPTER 39 Martyrs in the name of the people
  46. CHAPTER 40 Amazing home of Sir Walter
  47. CHAPTER 41 An empty landscape
  48. CHAPTER 42 The iron road across heaven
  49. CHAPTER 43 The Home Rulers
  50. CHAPTER 44 Golden days of steam
  51. CHAPTER 45 The great exhibitions
  52. CHAPTER 46 Scotland’s fine engineering heritage
  53. CHAPTER 47 Scotland captured on Luftwaffe film
  54. CHAPTER 48 Hydro dams bring new life
  55. CHAPTER 49 Read the story of Scotland
  56. CHAPTER 50 Scotland is the star
  57. CHAPTER 51 The dawning of a new era
  58. Back Cover