By John Mackintosh. Here is the story of Scotland, written in the days before the poison of political correctness destroyed simple factual accounts of the history of our people.
It traces the history of a nation whose rugged landscape and fiercely independent people played a decisive role in the history of the British Isles. From the earliest Celtic kingdoms to the political union with England, the book follows Scotland’s long struggle to preserve its identity while shaping the course of British history.
The narrative recounts the rise of the early Scottish kingdom, the conflicts with Norse invaders, and the wars against England that produced some of the country’s greatest national heroes. Readers encounter figures such as Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, James IV, Mary, Queen of Scots, and John Knox, whose actions left an enduring mark on Scotland’s political, military, and religious development.
Beyond the battlefield, the book explores the growth of Scottish law, culture, religion, and learning, examining the Reformation, the Stuart monarchy, the Jacobite risings, and the events that culminated in the Union of 1707. Throughout, the author explains how Scotland maintained its distinctive institutions and traditions while becoming an integral part of the United Kingdom.
A beautiful reprint of a book first written in 1893.
It contains sections on the early history of Scotland, the Roman occupation, the tribes, Picts, Irish-Scots, arrival of the Saxons, Battle of Dunnischin, arrival of Christianity, Saint Ninian, St. Kentiger, St. Columbia, Iona, the nation in the Medieval era, Danes, Norwegians, Malcolm II, Macbeth, Malcolm III, Edgar, Keltic art, the Normans, Alexander I, David I, William the Lion, Alexander III, Haco’s invasion, Maid of Norway, war of independence, William Wallace, Robert Bruce, Battle of Falkirk, Battle of Bannockburn, the independence of Scotland, David II, Battle of Durham, Robert II, Robert III, capture of Prince James, reign of James I, conflicts between the crown and the nobles, James II, James III, James IV, progress of the Reformation, James V, martyrdom of Hamilton, disaster at Solway Moss, infant Queen Mary and the scheme of Henry VIII, murder of Beaton, John Knox, execution of Adam Wallace, Treaty of Edinburgh, abolition of the Roman Catholic Church, reign of Queen Mary, Bothwell, the union of the crown, Battle of Glenlivet, Gowrie conspiracy, liberty crushed, Charles I, Cromwell’s reign, the Restoration, execution of Argyle, defeat of the insurgents, Charles II, revolution, King William, the massacre at Glencoe, the treaty of union, the risings of 1715 and 1745, the landing of Charles, Battle of Preston, whiskey smuggling, religious movements, Assembly of 1843, Scottish literature and more.
Softcover, 336 pages
