| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (540 min.)) : digital |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by David Vickery. |
| Summary |
During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals, or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed, the initiative was seized by dynamic warrior-kings who campaigned far beyond their own borders. Armies of Picts, Scots, Vikings, Britons, and Anglo-Saxons fought each other for supremacy. From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynasty of Gaelic-speaking kings, the Picts and Scots began to forge a single, unified nation which transcended past enmities. In this book, the remarkable story of how ancient North Britain became the medieval kingdom of Scotland is told. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Scotland -- History -- To 1057.
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Picts.
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Scots.
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Ethnology -- Scotland.
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Scotland -- History, Military.
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Scotland -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Vickery, David.
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781666168518 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666168513 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14631814 |
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