By the eleventh century two national identities had established themselves in Britain. The larger nation often coveted the smaller, more dynastically troubled northern state, but Scotland held its own. Then in 1603, James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne. More than a century passed before an effective Parliamentary union was achieved amid a flurry of intrigue, corruption and power-broking. Dr. Ferguson tells this fascinating story with exemplary lucidity and attention to detail.
The Author: William Ferguson was born in 1924 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire,
and educated at Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford. He
teaches in the Department of Scottish History at Edinburgh University.
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