SPOKEN WORD
ScotlandsFest: Talking Two Millennia (of Scotland’s History)
Anna Groundwater / Luath Press
- Dates
- 26 Aug
- Time
- 10:30am · 60min
- Price
- £10
How distinctive is Scotland’s history from that of other countries? What was happening in Europe when the Scots won at Bannockburn, or in Russia when Mary, Queen of Scots lost her head? When St Columba was in Iona, what was Muhammad doing in the Arabian desert? From Columba to Robert the Bruce, John Knox to Nicola Sturgeon – join Anna Groundwater, author of Connecting Scotland's History to hear 2,000 years of Scottish history located within the global.
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