Scotichronicon, Volume 8
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Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon-'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the Pharaoh's daughter, from Egypt with the Stone of Destiny. The land that her sons discovered in the Western Ocean was named after her: Scotland. It goes on to describe the turbulent events that followed, among them the wars of the Scots and the Picts (begun by a quarrel over a dog); the poisoning of King Fergus by his wife; Macbeth's usurpation and uneasy reign; the good deeds of Margaret, queen and saint; Bruce's murder of the Red Comyn; the founding of Scotland's first university at St Andrews; the 'Burnt Candlemas'; and the endless troubles between Scotland and England. Weaving in and out of the events of Bower's factual history, like a wonderful pageant, are other subjects that fascinated him: harrowing visions of hell and purgatory, extraordinary miracles; the exploits of knights and beggars, merchants and monks; the ravages of flood and fire; the terrors of the plague; and the answers to such puzzling questions as what makes a good king, and why Englishmen have tails.
Notes
Bower, W. (2000). Scotichronicon, Volume 8. [United States], Birlinn.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bower, Walter. 2000. Scotichronicon, Volume 8. [United States], Birlinn.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bower, Walter, Scotichronicon, Volume 8. [United States], Birlinn, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bower, Walter. Scotichronicon, Volume 8. [United States], Birlinn, 2000.
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