A Concise History of Scotland Author:Fitzroy Maclean 'The Scots', said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, 'have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.' He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and blood-stained history. It is a complex one, too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean has disentangled the threads, and enlivene... more »d his brisk account with both wit and scholarship. Pictures from authentic and contemporary sources illuminate his story - its romantic figures and bloody battles, its politics and religion - and provide a rich visual record of Scotland's art, craftmanship and intellectual life. Illustrated in black and white.« less