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| | The New Penguin History of Scotland (Houston, Knox) |
 | | The editors' introduction to The New Penguin History looks at themes that run through Scotland's history — identities, religion, education, political participation, the state — and at the sources available and the traditions of Scottish history writing. |
 | | The eight chapters are chronologically ordered, covering prehistory, the formation of the Scottish kingdom, and periods divided by 1100, the Reformation, the 1707 Union, the 1832 Franchise Reform, the outbreak of the First World War, and 1979. |
 | | I read it as preparation for a visit to Scotland, but the New Penguin History offers far more than background for appreciating standing circles, castles, clans, and cathedrals. |
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