The New Penguin History of Scotland: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Robert Allan Houston, William Knox, National Museums of Scotland
Based on research from a wide range of disciplines as well as history - archaeology, social sciences, economics, science, religion and literature - this is a comprehensive history of Scotland's peopled past from the scarcely documented Neolithic period to the parliament of 2000.
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Contents
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R A HOUSTON AND W W J KNOX
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The Formation of the Scottish Kingdom
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Copyright
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