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A History of Scotland

Season 1 Episode 4: Language Is Power

2 SeasonsDec 01, 2008NR1h8.1

The difference between the highland and lowland cultures are considerable and it all began as a feud between two families in 15th century Scotland: the Stewarts and the MacDonalds. Alexander MacDonald was lord of the isles and King of the...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Last of the Free

1. The Last of the Free

Aired: Nov 9, 2008

The earliest history of Scotland is shrouded in something of a mist. Much of ...

Episode 2 Hammers of the Scots

2. Hammers of the Scots

Aired: Nov 16, 2008

Alexander II became the King of the Scots when he was just a teenager. At tha...

Episode 3 Bishop Makes King

3. Bishop Makes King

Aired: Nov 24, 2008

By 1305, King Edward I of of England reasonably assumed that Scotland had cea...

Episode 4 Language Is Power

4. Language Is Power

Aired: Dec 1, 2008

The difference between the highland and lowland cultures are considerable and...

Episode 5 Project Britain

5. Project Britain

Aired: Dec 8, 2008

At Scottish king James V's 1542 death, his infant heiress Mary was coveted as...


Info about A History of Scotland

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One Scotland

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary, History