A History of Scotland (Penguin History)
by J. D. Mackie

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Book Review: A very well-written history...
Summary: 5 Stars

Allowing the comments of one of the other reviewers, this book might not answer EVERY question that one might have regarding all of the specifics of Scots history. As in any book that sets out to tell the whole history of a people in under five hundred pages, there are omissions and a little of opaquenesses. Setting this aside, both the original author and the updaters of this book have done a remarkable job putting together a history that is equally entertaining and enlightening. This book DOES do an adequate job illustrating all of the changes of power and intricacies that are necessary to understand the interrelation between England and Scotland and the Highland and Lowland populations. It is fair which is important. And it is just a fun read.....

Beyond this, obviously, this book raises additional questions regarding the history of Scotland that must be answered by additional reading. But, then again, this is a book that as an intitiation, makes one want to read more.

I highly recommend this book....

Summary of A History of Scotland (Penguin History)

General Books

• History > Europe > England
• Ireland > General
• Scotland
• General
• World > General
• Nonfiction > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Cultural