Scotland: A History from Earliest Times

By Alistair Moffat

In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century.

Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Release date: Sep 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9780857908742

Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the burgeoning Borders Book Festival as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He has written twelve books, including Kelsae, The Reivers, The Sea Kingdoms, The Borders and The Wall, all of which are published by Birlinn.

Reviews for Scotland

[maxernst11 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another very detailed history of Scotland, clearly by a nationalistic Scot. Moffat has an eye for the broader frame and also looks at social, economical and cultural developments. In the last chapter he?s a bit too anecdotical (on sports and great television shows) and between the lines you can clearly remark his pro-independence stand. Great read, but I am a bit disappointed about the lack of synthesis.

[bookomaniac-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another very detailed history of Scotland, clearly by a nationalistic Scot. Moffat has an eye for the broader frame and also looks at social, economical and cultural developments. In the last chapter he’s a bit too anecdotical (on sports and great television shows) and between the lines you can clearly remark his pro-independence stand. Great read, but I am a bit disappointed about the lack of synthesis.