Collins Little Books: Scottish History: From Bannockburn to Holyrood

Editor/Author Abernethy, John
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Collins

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-0-00-825110-9
Category: History - Great Britain -- History
Image Count: 114
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

From prehistoric Scotland to the Brexit referendum, this little book covers all of the main events in Scottish history. A concise and excellent guide to Scottish history and how Scotland has come to be what it is today.

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Scottish History
  • Prehistoric Scotland
  • The Romans
  • The Picts
  • The Scots
  • Christianity
  • St Andrew
  • Iona
  • Alba
  • The Stone of Destiny
  • The Vikings
  • The Northern Isles
  • Place names
  • Macbeth
  • St Margaret
  • Edinburgh
  • Glasgow
  • Abernethy
  • The English influence
  • The Lion Rampant
  • Alexander III
  • The thistle
  • John Balliol
  • William Wallace
  • Robert the Bruce
  • Bannockburn
  • Stirling
  • A national anthem
  • The Declaration of Arbroath
  • Universities
  • The Stewarts
  • James I
  • The Borders
  • The Lords of the Isles
  • James IV
  • The Auld Alliance
  • Mary
  • The Reformation
  • Queen of Scots
  • The Royal Mile
  • Presbyterianism
  • The Union of the Crowns
  • James VI & I
  • The Covenanters
  • Civil Wars
  • Parliament
  • The Stuarts
  • The Kirk
  • Jacobites
  • The Highlands
  • Clans
  • Darien
  • The line of succession
  • The Act of Union
  • Language
  • Rebellion
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie
  • Culloden
  • After Culloden
  • America
  • The Enlightenment
  • Hume and Hutton
  • Adam Smith
  • Edinburgh’s New Town
  • Robert Burns
  • Haggis
  • Ossian
  • Walter Scott
  • Tartan
  • Regiments
  • Bagpipes
  • James Watt
  • A merchant city
  • Textiles
  • The Highland Clearances
  • The Northeast
  • Whisky
  • Scotch
  • Medicine
  • James Clerk Maxwell
  • Inventors
  • Engineering
  • Industry
  • Shipbuilding
  • Emigration
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • Asia
  • Banking
  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Golf
  • Football
  • Literature
  • Law and order
  • Immigration
  • Home Rule
  • Prime ministers
  • The Labour Party
  • The Great War
  • Red Clydeside
  • Radio and television
  • Alexander Fleming
  • Loch Ness
  • World War II
  • Festivals
  • North Sea oil
  • Nationalism
  • Sport
  • Film and culture
  • Devolution
  • Dolly and the Higgs boson
  • Holyrood
  • Referendum 2014
  • Post referendum
  • Conclusion