Project Gutenberg 2017-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 254 Maxwell, David Bygone Scotland: Historical and Social Produced by ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Bygone Scotland: Historical and Social" by David Maxwell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work explores the development of Scotland from ancient tribal roots to a more autonomous nation, detailing significant events and influences that shaped its history, including the Roman occupation, the rise of the Scottish nation, and the conflicts with England. The author focuses on the evolution of Scottish society and culture over the centuries, offering insights into the people and events that contributed to Scotland's identity. The opening of the book introduces the context of Scotland's history by discussing the early inhabitants of Britain and their cultures before and during the Roman invasion. Maxwell highlights the transition from semi-barbarism to a more structured society under the Roman influence, illustrating how various tribes interacted with the Romans and with each other. He describes notable figures like Caractacus and Boadicea, detailing their resistance against Roman rule, and sets the stage for discussing the complexities of Scotland's historical narrative, emphasizing that this work will not be a chronological account but rather a series of thematic studies that reveal the interplay of Scottish and English histories over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Scotland -- History DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - British Category: History - European 531011 2025-06-21T14:06:18.377172 text/html 500042 2024-10-23T01:47:46 text/html 3235469 2025-06-21T14:06:29.679125 application/epub+zip 3229595 2025-06-21T14:06:20.848181 application/epub+zip 295125 2025-06-21T14:06:19.515150 application/epub+zip 3364731 2025-06-21T14:06:36.167186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3298952 2025-06-21T14:06:28.257161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375090 2022-09-24T17:43:34.872694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436941 2025-06-21T14:06:17.095267 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 417047 2024-10-23T01:47:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15779 2025-06-21T14:06:36.347096 application/rdf+xml 17956 2025-06-21T14:06:19.690161 image/jpeg 2148 2025-06-21T14:06:19.585173 image/jpeg 3087352 2025-06-21T14:06:18.538201 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog