A History of Scotland is a ten-part BBC documentary series presented by Neil Oliver, charting the birth and growth of the Scottish nation.

FREE
This course includes
Hours of videos

138 years, 10 months

Units & Quizzes

5

Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion

The series charts the journey from the diverse tribes' first stirrings of identity around 2,000 years ago through to devolution and the reopening of the Scottish Parliament. It reveals the fascinating struggles, power brokers, incidents and characters across the years from William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Sir Walter Scott to the Highland-lowland rivalry, the Covenanters, the Darien disaster and the tobacco lords.

Course Currilcum

  • Episode 1 – The Last of the Free Unlimited
  • Episode 2 – Hammers of the Scots Unlimited
  • Episode 3 – Bishop Makes King Unlimited
  • Episode 4 – Language is Power Unlimited
  • Episode 5 – Project Britain Unlimited