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Scotland: The Autobiography

Scotland: The Autobiography

2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw it Happen

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  • Release Date: 06/02/2014
  • Barcode: 9780241969168
  • Genre: Non-Fiction
  • Sub-Genre: European History
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House
Scotland: The Autobiography

Scotland: The Autobiography

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2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw it Happen
Offers an account of Scotland's history, composed of eye-witness accounts by those who experienced it first-hand. This title features key historic moments - ranging from Bannockburn and Flodden to the SNP parliamentary victory in 2007 - along with an array of readable insights into the everyday life of Scotland through the millennia.

DISCOVER 2,000 YEARS OF SCOTTISH HISTORY TOLD BY THOSE WHO LIVED IT - FROM THE ROMAN INVASION TO THE SNP PARLIAMENTARY VICTORY IN 2007.

Featuring writing from Tacitus, Mary Queen of Scots, Oliver Cromwell, David Livingston and Billy Connolly.
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Scotland's history is wide and vast. Depending on the lens applied, it can be seen as an unrelenting tale of oppression and poverty or a glowing roll-call of innovation, exploration and entrepreneurship. In fact, it's all of the above.

In Scotland: An Autobiography, Professor Rosemary Goring shows Scotland's history as it happened by those who were there - from criminals, servants, house-wives, poets, journalists and nurses to politicians, novelists, prisoners, comedians, sportsmen and even queens. It is the good and the bad. The everyday and the key historical moments.

A vivid, panoramic and engrossing account, she has created a living history and the perfect read for anyone not only seeking to understand Scotland's past but also its heart and soul.
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'History caught on the hoof and the wing by those who were actually there - a brilliant selection' Andrew Marr

'An unqualified triumph, superb, a real page-turner . what a stirring, dramatic, poignant story it has been' Alexander McCall Smith, Spectator

'Fascinating and very valuable. Goring gives us vivid snapshots of Scottish life and history from Neolithic times . should find a place in every Scottish home' Allan Massie, Scotsman



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