Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the NationVolume 5 Major Documents
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Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c.1100-1707 aims to show the importance of Scotland’s relationships to Europe and its part in a broader European story, as well as to dispel long-established myths and preconceptions which continue to exert a firm grip on public opinion. Especially in a post-devolution era, Scottish history and Scotland deserve better than this.
Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation, c.1100-1707 is certainly designed to provoke but need not be taken to indicate a nationalist view of 1707 as a moment of eclipse. Scotland’s history, like all histories, resists simple generalisations. Were it otherwise, its study would not be so rewarding.
Table of contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Medieval Scotland; Scotland Before 1100: Writing Scotland’s Origins; The Anglo-Norman Impact, C.1100-C.1286; The Wars of Independence; Stewart Monarchy: 1371-1513; The Western Gàidhealtachd in the Middle Ages; The Medieval Church; Scotland and Europe; Townlife and Trade; Medieval Archaeology; Rural Society and Economy; Medieval Architecture; Medieval Literature; Part II: Early Modern Scotland; The Reign of James VI: 1573-1625; Charles I, the Covenants and Cromwell: 1625-1690; Restoration to Revolution: 1660-1690; The Crisis of the Regal Union: 1690-1707; The Western Gàidhealtachd; The Church and Religion; Scotland and Europe; Urban Society and Economy; Rural Society and Economy; Renaissance architecture; Early Modern Art; Early Modern Music; Early Modern Literature.