Peter N. Williams. A Brief History of Scotland

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Ph. D. touches upon the most important facts and events in history of Scotland. – 89 p.

Introduction.
Celtic Scotland.
The Kingdom of Scotland.
An Independent Scotland.
Turmoil After The Bruce.
The Two Crowns.
The Stuart Cause.
The Union of 1707.
Charles Edward and the 45.
After Culloden.
Scotland Resurgent.
Transformation.
Scots Wha Hae.
The High Road to Independence.
Scotland between the Wars.
After the War, Steps towards Independence.
The Scots in the US.
Scots in Canada.
Scots Down Under.

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