Scottish History: The Power of the Past

Edward J Cowan; Richard  J Finlay

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2002

Scottish History

The Power of the Past

Edward J Cowan and Richard J Finlay

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748679553

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This book examines the power of the past upon the present. It shows how generations of Scots have exploited and reshaped history to meet the needs of a series of presents, from the conquest of the Picts to the refounding of Parliament.

Dauvit Broun, Fiona Watson, and Steve Boardman explore the violent manipulations of the past in medieval Scotland. Michael Lynch questions well-entrenched assumptions about the Scottish Reformation. Roger Mason looks at the transformation of 'Highland barbarism' into 'Gaelicism'. Ted Cowan examines the 'Killing Times' of the covenanters, and David Allan the seventeenth century fashion for creative family history. Colin Kidd discovers the victims of Pictomania in Scotland and modern Ulster, and Murray Pittock uncovers the comparable mania driving Jacobitism. Richard Finlay links the cult of Victoria with the queen's idea of herself as the heiress of the Scottish monarchy. Catriona MacDonald considers the neglect of women and the dangers of reconstructing history to suit modern sensitivities. Finally David McCrone provides a sociologist's perspective on the continuing dialogue between the past and the present.

By exploring how the people of Scotland have variously understood, used and been inspired by the past this book offers a series of insights into the concerns of previous generations and their understanding of themselves and their times. It throws fresh light on the evolution of history in Scotland and on the actions and ambitions of the Scots who have formed and reformed the nation.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Edward J. Cowan and Richard J. Finlay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 The Picts' Place in the Kingship's Past Before John of Fordun Dauvit Broun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2 The Demonisation of King John Fiona Watson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3 Late Medieval Scotland and the Matter of Britain Steve Boardman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4 In Search of the Scottish Reformation Michael Lynch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Civil Society and the Celts: Hector Boece, George Buchanan and the Ancient Scottish Past Roger A. Mason Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
6 The Covenanting Tradition in Scottish History Edward J. Cowan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
7 'What's in a Name?': Pedigree and Propaganda in Seventeenth-Century Scotland David Allan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
8 The Ideological Uses of the Picts, 1707-c.1990 Colin Kidd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
9 The Jacobite Cult Murray G. H. Pittock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
10 Queen Victoria and the Cult of Scottish Monarchy Richard J. Finlay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
11 'Their Laurels Wither'd, and their Name Forgot': Women and the Scottish Radical Tradition Catriona M. M. Macdonald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
12 Tomorrow's Ancestors: Nationalism, Identity and History David McCrone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: Scottish Studies

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Published: April 21, 2022
ISBN: 9780748679553