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Professional Archeologist and Popular History Enthusiast is engaging and always does a marvelous job hosting programs of this sort. Anyone with an interest in Scotland, medieval history, and legendary characters like William Wallace and Robert de Bruce will enjoy learning the un-romanticized story of what really happened across the centuries that led to modern Scotland and the UK as we know it today. As for this specific purchase, it was missing the booklet that new versions provide and there was some wear to the outside box, but discs are all good so far. I have not yet watched all of it.
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My parents were from Scotland and I knew little of Scottish History. Since I recently joined a Scottish Clan in the USA I thought this would be a good time to get some back gound history. This series serves that very purpose,as it gives an overview of Major events and explains the difference between myth, legend and reality. The series also takes you to many of Scotland historic sites and the scenery during the dialog is just beautiful! I highly recommend this DVD set.
The DVD set clearly required a large amount of time and money to produce. It is shot at several historic locations around Scotland and northern England. I had read Fry's The History of Scotland, but still learned quite a bit from these DVDs. The set also tied together events that I was aware of as individual occurrences. Oliver narrates without overt bias. The set continues Scotland's history through Margaret Thatcher's administration.
My last name is a town in Scotland. Learning the history of Scotland means a lot to me. The videos are wonderful!
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Love the style of this, super interesting, beautifully filmed
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