Rev. ed. of: A concise history of Scotland. c1970.

Includes index.

1. 'Polished from the Rust of Scottish Barbarity'. The mists of antiquity / the Romans / four races / the coming of Christianity / Columba / the Norsemen / Malcolm Ceann Mor / the Normans / the French Alliance / the Maid of Norway / the Succession / Edward I of England --
2. 'Not for Glory, nor Riches, nor Honour, but Only for that Liberty'. William Wallace / Robert Bruce / Bannockburn / the House of Stewart / the great nobles / the Kingdom of the Isles / the Red Harlaw --
3. 'They Spend All Their Time in Wars and When There is No War They Fight One Another'. James IV / the Renaissance / the Highland Clans / the Auld Alliance / Flodden Field / brawling nobles / the Rough Wooing / the coming of the Reformation / John Knox / Mary Queen of Scots / her abdication --
4. 'The Great Marriage Day of This Nation with God'. A succession of Regents / James VI and the Kirk / 'No Bishops, no King' / the Union of the Crowns / the rise of Clan Campbell / Charles I / the National Covenant / Montrose / Cromwell --
5. 'Ane End of Ane Auld Sang'. The Commonwealth / the Restoration / Charles II / the Covenanters / the Killing Time / James VII / William and Mary / Killiecrankie / Glencoe / Mi-run mor nan Gall / Darien / the Union --
6. 'The King Over the Water'. The Fifteen / Old Mr Melancholy / the Nineteen / the Forty-Five / Charlie's Year --
7. 'For A' That'. 'Lochaber no more' / 'The more the mischief the better the sport' / the Crown as link / Industrial Revolution / political stagnation / a flowering of the arts / return of confidence / the Empire / the established Church / the Reform Bill / the shifting balance of the parties / more devolution / the Scottish economy / union or separation?

A history of Scotland, covering a period that ranges from antiquity through the late twentieth century, with pictures from authentic contemporary sources that provide a visual record of the art, craftsmanship, and intellectual life of the country.