Fitzroy Maclean. A concise history of Scotland. 1970

Fitzroy Maclean. A concise history of Scotland. Thames&Hudson, 1970. 239 p., with Index and List with Details of Illustrations. 2 Maps, 231 Illustrations throughout.

Scotland has a 'rough and blood-stained' history and Sir Fitzroy Maclean has here provided an account of this history that is witty and scholarly. Pictures from authentic and contemporary sources illuminate this history--its romantic figures, and bloody battles,its politics, its religion--and provides a visual record of Scotland's art, craftsmanship and intellectual life.

Cover illustration: Prince Charles and Highlanders entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Prestonpans, 1746. Painting by Thomas Duncan, 1840