Fiona Watson (1) (1965–)
Auteur de Scotland: From Prehistory to the Present
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Fiona Watson, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Œuvres de Fiona Watson
Scotland A History: 8000 B.C.-A.D. 2000 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Watson, Fiona Jane
- Date de naissance
- 1965
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- University of Glasgow (PhD - History)
University of St Andrews - Professions
- honorary research fellow
lecturer
radio host
curator - Organisations
- University of Dundee
University of Stirling
Membres
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 175
- Popularité
- #122,547
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 23
- Langues
- 1
I can't quite bring myself to call this a biography, not when you find yourself halfway through the book and Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth) hasn't even been born yet. However, that doesn't mean it's not a worthwhile read. Watson supplies a lot of political, religious and cultural background information leading up to Macbeth's reign from 1040 - 1057. Reality is nothing like the Scottish Play as it turns out and even though Macbeth is one of those people we simply don't know that much about (so there is a lot of "perhaps" and "maybe"), the author manages to pull together a picture of a fascinating period in Scottish history.… (plus d'informations)