The History of Scotland

This multi-author survey, edited by R.A. Houston and W.W.J. Knox, follows Scotland from prehistory to the late twentieth century in successive chronological essays. Contributors treat the forming of the kingdom, medieval relations with England, Reformation and Covenants, the Union of 1707, industrial and urban change, and later politics including devolution. Social and economic life share space with kings and battles; religion, education, and identity are recurring themes. There is no single narrative voice. The book is a collaborative general history, not a biography of one monarch and not a collection of primary documents.

Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on red ground across spines. Dark blue two-volume slipcase with a colour reproduction of a painting on the front panel.