pickThis was a great overview of Scotland. Very to the point of who was king/queen and when. It highlights the major players in Scotland.
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pickThis was a great overview of Scotland. Very to the point of who was king/queen and when. It highlights the major players in Scotland.
Reading this while heading to the Tropic of Capricorn. Worlds apart!
pickRizzo, by Denise Mina (2021)
Premise: A novella reconstructing the events of an attempted palace coup in in the court of Mary Queen of Scots in 1566, revolving around the assassination of her private secretary, David Rizzio.
Review: I really enjoyed this, and, I think, all the more for its brevity. Cont.
pickThis book looks at the tiny, remote culture of St Kilda, an outer Hebridean island group evacuated of its human population in the 1930s. It‘s a very interesting read told in an engaging fashion with little bits of humor here and there. I really enjoyed it and would love to visit there someday.
pick4 Stars • "How the Scots Invented the Modern World" by Arthur Herman is a historical exploration of the profound impact Scotland and its people have had on the development of the modern world. The book delves into the significant contributions of the Scots in various fields such as science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics during the 18th and 19th centuries. ⬇️
