| Author: | Alan MacQuarrie | ISBN: | 9780752494883 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | July 22, 2004 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alan MacQuarrie |
| ISBN: | 9780752494883 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | July 22, 2004 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Of all the Celtic peoples once dominant across the whole of Europe north of the Alps, only the Scots established a kingdom that lasted. Wales, Brittany and Ireland, subject to the same sort of pressure from a powerful neighbour, retained linguistic distinctiveness but lost political nationhood. What made Scotland's history so different?
Of all the Celtic peoples once dominant across the whole of Europe north of the Alps, only the Scots established a kingdom that lasted. Wales, Brittany and Ireland, subject to the same sort of pressure from a powerful neighbour, retained linguistic distinctiveness but lost political nationhood. What made Scotland's history so different?
