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Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain: From the Picts to Alexander III
Dauvit Broun
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Hardback. This book offers a fresh perspective on the question of Scotland's relationship with Britain. It challenges the standard concept of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 643.
When did Scots first think of Scotland as an independent kingdom? What did they think was Scotland's place in Britain before the age of Wallace and Bruce? The answers argued in this book offer a fresh perspective on the question of Scotland's relationship with Britain. It challenges the standard concept of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era, but also provides new evidence that the idea of Scotland as an independent kingdom was older than the age of Wallace and Bruce. This leads to radical reassessments of a range of fundamental ... Read more
When did Scots first think of Scotland as an independent kingdom? What did they think was Scotland's place in Britain before the age of Wallace and Bruce? The answers argued in this book offer a fresh perspective on the question of Scotland's relationship with Britain. It challenges the standard concept of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era, but also provides new evidence that the idea of Scotland as an independent kingdom was older than the age of Wallace and Bruce. This leads to radical reassessments of a range of fundamental ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748623600
SKU
V9780748623600
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99-10
About Dauvit Broun
Dauvit Broun teaches medieval Scottish history from the 6th to the 15th centuries at the University of Glasgow. He is an Editor of the Scottish Historical Review.
Reviews for Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain: From the Picts to Alexander III
This study provides a thoughtful, skilful and challenging view of the development of Scottish identity in the period preceding its great test.
Michael Brown The International History Review This study provides a thoughtful, skilful and challenging view of the development of Scottish identity in the period preceding its great test.
Michael Brown The International History Review This study provides a thoughtful, skilful and challenging view of the development of Scottish identity in the period preceding its great test.