Scotland
A History from Earliest Times
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Narrated by:
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Ruth Urquhart
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By:
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Alistair Moffat
About this listen
Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: "Deserves a prominent place in the history canon" (Scots Magazine).
Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented.
From prehistoric timber halls to inventions and literature, Moffat's epic explores the drama of battle, change, loss, and innovation interspersed with the lives of ordinary Scottish folk, the men and women who defined a nation.
©2015, 2017 Alistair Moffat (P)2021 TantorWhat listeners say about Scotland
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- EileenH
- 20-12-2024
Scotland by the Scots
It cannot be an enviable task to write about the history of a country. Here we are in the 21st Century, humans with likely amnesia as to how long we have been anywhere, liking back to guess at any history more than 500 to 1000 years old.
Where do you start to write about a country...Pangea, Gondwana...more recently? What do you includ?, exclude?, focus on? (flora, fauna, mythology, royalty, industry, history, sport, people (class distinctions), migration, immigration, weather, tragedy, victory) What makes a country, a country. What makes us part of it?
Alastaire Moffet has done an outstanding job in taking us on the journey that is Scotland from the hypothesis of its formation transiting through megafauna, people, industry, art, politics and a smattering of those "People and Nation defining events" that seem almost uniquely Scottish.
The narrator was superb, Scotland by a Scottish accent, was a joy to listen to.
If you like history, this is well worth a listen.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Stephen Everett
- 31-01-2023
Scotland
A fantastic history of the best country in the world and narrated brilliantly by Ruth.
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