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  • The Makers of Scotland

  • Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings
  • By: Tim Clarkson
  • Narrated by: David Vickery
  • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)
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The Makers of Scotland

By: Tim Clarkson
Narrated by: David Vickery
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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.

©2011, 2013 Tim Clarkson (P)2022 Tantor
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A complex history made accessible to the amateur history enthusiast!

Clarkson manages the near impossible in this well researched, well read and well written audible book. Given the lack of reliable source material for the period and their inherent difficulty in interpretation the author against all odds somehow manages to produce a chronological, easily readable, narrative history which manages to make the period come alive to the listener. The difficult nature of the Irish Annals, the Pictish King Lists, Hagiographies and dare I say it, The Venerable Bede is like putty in his hands. I would thoroughly recommend this audible book as a starting point for anyone interested in the early medieval past of the North of Britain.

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Disappointing

Some very poor pronunciation from the narrator made this a frustrating listen.
I think I’d have much preferred reading this book myself.

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Worth a go

This is an audiobook that can’t be rushed , it’s well structured and really is full on nuggets .
There is so much information I’d recommend an hour at a time , and then you realise what you have took in.

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For a history of early Scotland, press 1...

I can't say for certain if I've heard Mr Vickery on corporate answerphone messages before, but based on the way he read this, I would wager as much. Eloquent but robotic.

The book itself is more like a scrapbook than a traditional history book. It would seem the main thing to know about pre-medieval Scotland is that there's only so much we can ever know.

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Vague and disappointing

The books most common words were, maybe, possibly, perhaps etc. It was light on facts and heavy in conjecture. Despite just enjoying another of his book I wouldn't recommend this one.

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