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History of Scotland: A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Duke Holm, David Patton
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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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Scotland has a fascinating history, and this collection is a well constructed overview. Listening to all three books together was a bit repetitive, but coming back to the same areas of history from different angles did help me to remember important periods in context.

It’s a shame that the narration doesn’t use Scottish pronunciation, though - it was distracting to have American versions of names like Edinburgh and Glasgow inserted.

Intro to Scottish history

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Sorely disappointed - I was looking forward to the Captivating History, and managed to stick with it up to chapter 5, but couldn’t bring myself to keep listening. The narrator sounds like he just woke up and needs a strong dose of coffee; slow, monotone, doesn’t sound at all like he’s interested in the topic, has an American accent and pronounces Edinburgh as ‘edinberg’.

Not so captivating narrator

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