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History of Scotland

- A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace

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If you want to discover the captivating history of Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, then keep reading... Three captivating manuscripts in one book: Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of ScotlandWars of Scottish Independence: A Captivating Guide to the Battles Between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, Including the Impact Made by King Robert the BruceWilliam Wallace: A Captivating Guide to a Freedom Fighter and Martyr Who Impacted Scottish History and Scotland’s Independence from EnglandA sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men. History repeated itself in 1542, when a Scottish army of 15,000 men was defeated by only 3,000 English soldiers. Despite their much smaller numbers, the English managed to take 1,200 Scottish men as prisoners. This humiliating defeat eventually contributed to the demise of King James V. This new captivating history book takes you on a remarkable journey from the earliest extensive historical record of Scotland through the long struggle toward nationhood, all the way to Postwar Scotland. In part 1 of this book, you will discover topics such as Medieval StrifeThe Emergence of the Scottish Nation-StateThe Golden AgeThe Wars of IndependenceThe Black DeathMary, Queen of Scots: “The Daughter of Debate”The King of Great BritainThe Union and The Scottish EnlightenmentThe Industrial RevolutionScottish FeminismThe Loch Ness MonsterAnd much, much more!In part 2 of this book, you will discover: Good Fences; Good NeighborsCrisisDefianceThe MartyrPower StrugglesInner StrifeThe Battle of BannockburnA Worthy KingThe Son of the Bruce & the Second War for IndependenceAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include: Mysterious OriginsComing of Age in CrisisDefiance and ComplianceThe ProphecyUprisingLove in a Time of WarThe Battle of Stirling BridgeInvading EnglandThe Guardian of ScotlandDefeat at FalkirkAn Outlaw Once MoreThe ExecutionAnd much more!So if you want to learn more about the History of Scotland, click "add to cart"!

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781647482961
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 286
  • Udgivet:
  • 10. januar 2020
  • Størrelse:
  • 236x159x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 566 g.
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If you want to discover the captivating history of Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, then keep reading...
Three captivating manuscripts in one book:
Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of ScotlandWars of Scottish Independence: A Captivating Guide to the Battles Between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, Including the Impact Made by King Robert the BruceWilliam Wallace: A Captivating Guide to a Freedom Fighter and Martyr Who Impacted Scottish History and Scotland’s Independence from EnglandA sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men. History repeated itself in 1542, when a Scottish army of 15,000 men was defeated by only 3,000 English soldiers. Despite their much smaller numbers, the English managed to take 1,200 Scottish men as prisoners. This humiliating defeat eventually contributed to the demise of King James V.
This new captivating history book takes you on a remarkable journey from the earliest extensive historical record of Scotland through the long struggle toward nationhood, all the way to Postwar Scotland.
In part 1 of this book, you will discover topics such as
Medieval StrifeThe Emergence of the Scottish Nation-StateThe Golden AgeThe Wars of IndependenceThe Black DeathMary, Queen of Scots: “The Daughter of Debate”The King of Great BritainThe Union and The Scottish EnlightenmentThe Industrial RevolutionScottish FeminismThe Loch Ness MonsterAnd much, much more!In part 2 of this book, you will discover:
Good Fences; Good NeighborsCrisisDefianceThe MartyrPower StrugglesInner StrifeThe Battle of BannockburnA Worthy KingThe Son of the Bruce & the Second War for IndependenceAnd much, much more!Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:
Mysterious OriginsComing of Age in CrisisDefiance and ComplianceThe ProphecyUprisingLove in a Time of WarThe Battle of Stirling BridgeInvading EnglandThe Guardian of ScotlandDefeat at FalkirkAn Outlaw Once MoreThe ExecutionAnd much more!So if you want to learn more about the History of Scotland, click "add to cart"!

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