Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: David Patton

Did you know that the Scots never won a battle when they were favorites?

A 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 10,000 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 captivating history audiobook 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 Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland, you will discover topics such as

• Medieval strife
• The emergence of the Scottish nation-state
• The Golden Age
• The wars of independence
• The Black Death
• Mary, Queen of Scots: “The Daughter of Debate”
• The king of Great Britain
• The union and the Scottish Enlightenment
• The Industrial Revolution
• Scottish feminism
• The Loch Ness Monster
• And much, much more

So listen to this audiobook now if you want to discover more about the startling history of Scotland!

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Scotland Cliff Notes

Great short history on a fascinating country! Loved that it was up to date on the current political situation. Would have liked to hear more about the Jacobite era - not much mention.

Brief and to the point.

Great audible to learn. It teaches a broad history for history lovers. 3 hrs and 26 mins and entertaining for history buffs and everyone else. Makes you want to read more!

A Scot's History of Scotland

The author is an archaeologist and a historian. More, he is passionate about both, and especially is he passionate in his love for Scotland, the land of his birth. I've enjoyed his documentaries. And now this book fills in loads of details that make his presentation even more rich and fascinating.

Good content, terrible performance

Well organized and clearly written but ruined by a narrator who mispronounces simple terminology and uses ridiculous. Would have been better with a Scot or Brit narrating.

Gripped and easy to understand.

This is a gripping, easy to read history book. I would have liked a map of Scotland and a side by side geneology chart/time line of the thrones of Scotland, England, and France. If I set the book down for a couple of days, I would have to reread a bit to remember which James, Charles, etc was being discussed.