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History of Scotland: A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace
- Narrated by: Duke Holm, David Patton
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
Three captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland
- Wars of Scottish Independence: A Captivating Guide to the Battles Between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, Including the Impact Made by King Robert the Bruce
- William Wallace: A Captivating Guide to a Freedom Fighter and Martyr Who Impacted Scottish History and Scotland’s Independence from England
In part one of this audiobook, you will discover topics such as
- Medieval strife
- The emergence of the Scottish Nation-State
- The Golden Age
- The Wars of Independence
- The Black Death
- Mary, Queen of Scots: “The Daughter of Debate”
- The King of Great Britain
- The union and the Scottish Enlightenment
- The Industrial Revolution
- Scottish feminism
- The Loch Ness Monster
- And much, much more
In part two of this audiobook, you will discover:
- Good fences; Good neighbors
- Crisis
- Defiance
- The martyr
- Power struggles
- Inner strife
- The Battle of Bannockburn
- A worthy King
- The Son of the Bruce & the Second War for Independence
- And much, much more
Some of the topics covered in part three of this audiobook include:
- Mysterious origins
- Coming of age in crisis
- Defiance and compliance
- The prophecy
- Uprising
- Love in a time of war
- The Battle of Stirling Bridge
- Invading England
- The Guardian of Scotland
- Defeat at Falkirk
- An outlaw once more
- The execution
- And much more
So if you want to learn more about the history of Scotland, buy this audiobook now!
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-06-19
Ok but far from great
As a Scot I can only say that some of the pronunciation of place names etc was terrible and far from accurate. There also seemed to be the same sections of audio repeated in various chapters. It’s ok to learn a bit more about Scotland’s history and I assume designed for American audiences. A few of the views on the SNP and Independence are somewhat skewed to sounding supportive even though Scotland actually rejected independence in a 2014 Referendum.
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- Maurice Hynd
- 03-05-22
constrained independence.
it's a bit sloppy for the editors not to correct the reference to Thomas Cromwell at the battle of Dunbar. it was Oliver Cromwell. otherwise a very good telling of the story.
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- MR A M INNES
- 11-03-20
A poor book throughout
This book is read by an American who cannot pronounce Scottish places, even well known cities as Edinburgh and Glasgow. So if your Scottish like myself, it will drive you mad. The text itself is interesting but very repetitive throughout. I don’t recommend this book in any way! First bad book on audible and I have listened to a lot!!
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- Karin
- 17-12-21
Needed a Scottish reader
Struggled to finish and found the strong American accent and the tone of the reader off-putting.
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- Kitty
- 14-01-20
Shocking pronunciations waste this story
Quite possibly some of the worst pronunciations I’ve ever heard of Scottish surnames and place names. Please, please redo this book with a different narrator preferably a Scottish one who can actually pronounce properly. As for the shocking attempt at Scottish accents when reading quotes, they are simply disrespectful and demeaning. Another-wise great story completely wasted! Edin”burg”, Glass”cow”, “Looden”hill, Rox”burg”, the inner and outer “herbides” are just some of the ones I nearly choked over, to name a few!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-12-20
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a good history comprised by the misprenuciation of scottish place names and titles of the nobility
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-11-20
Appalling pronunciation
Good content badly let down by the narrator's mispronounciation of names of people and places. Also, in my copy of the ebook, the entire book is repeated after it is finished for the first time.
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- Finn
- 01-03-21
Not for Scots
lots of good information, following a good timeline. Major issue is the poor standard of narration. If you speak English (as opposed to US English) you will struggle at times.
pronouncing Edinburgh as Edinburg vs Edinborough is a fine example.
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- Stuart
- 07-07-20
An interesting book ruined by the narration.
Native Scots (and many others) will squirm at this narrators mangled pronunciation of Scottish place names. Surely it is a small matter to research these or take advice before starting on this task. The voice is otherwise rather stilted and unengaging. This is a pity because the book has some interesting information and novel perspectives which I and many others will miss out on because the narration is so unbearable.
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- Myles C.
- 10-07-21
good but mispronounced
all three parts mispronounced almost every place name. part 1 had some glaring omissions such as the jacobites and Highland clearances which were not mentioned. part 2 and 3 were engaging and detailed.
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