A Short History of Scotland

by Andrew LANG (1844 - 1912)

02 - Ch. 2: Christianity - The Rival Kingdoms

A Short History of Scotland

A Short History of Scotland is a consise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by the author of a much longer Scottish history. (Summary by Sibella Denton.)


Listen next episodes of A Short History of Scotland:
03 - Ch. 3: Early Wars of Races , 04 - Ch. 4: Malcolm Canmore - The Norman Conquest , 05 - Ch. 5: David I and His Times, pt 1 , 06 - Ch. 5: David I and His Times, pt 2 , 07 - Ch. 6: Malcolm and the Maiden , 08 - Ch. 7: Encroachments of Edward I - Wallace , 09 - Ch. 8: Bruce and the War of Independence , 10 - Ch. 9: Decadence and Disasters - Reign of David II , 11 - Ch. 10: Early Stuart Kings: Robert II , 12 - Ch. 11: James I , 13 - Ch. 12: James II , 14 - Ch. 13: James III , 15 - Ch. 14: James IV, pt 1 , 16 - Ch. 14: James IV, pt2 , 17 - Ch. 15: James V and the Reformation , 18 - Ch. 16: The Minority of Mary Stuart , 19 - Ch. 17: Regency of Arran , 20 - Ch. 18: Regency of Mary of Guise , 21 - Ch. 19: The Great Pillage, pt 1 , 22 - Ch. 19: The Great Pillage, pt 2 , 23 - Ch. 20: Mary in Scotland, pt 1 , 24 - Ch. 20: Mary in Scotland, pt 2 , 25 - Ch. 21: Minority of James I , 26 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 1 , 27 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 2 , 28 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 3 , 29 - Ch. 23: The Gowrie Conspiracy, pt 1 , 30 - Ch. 23: The Gowrie Conspiracy, pt 2 , 31 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 1 , 32 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 2 , 33 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 3 , 34 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 4 , 35 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 5 , 36 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 6 , 37 - Ch. 25: Conquered Scotland , 38 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 1 , 39 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 2 , 40 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 3 , 41 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 4 , 42 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 5 , 43 - Ch. 27: William and Mary, pt 1 , 44 - Ch. 27: William and Mary, pt 2 , 45 - Ch. 28: Darien , 46 - Ch. 29: Preliminaries to the Union , 47 - Ch. 30: George I , 48 - Ch. 31: The Argathelians and the Squadrone , 49 - Ch. 32: The First Secession , 50 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 1 , 51 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 2 , 52 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 3 , 53 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 4 , 54 - Conclusion