A History of Scotland - Audio Walks from open2.net
Summary: An engaging series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, to tie in with the landmark series on BBC One. Presenter Neil Oliver narrates the walks, and local experts add their insight. Find directions to accompany the audio walks, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
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- Artist: Neil Oliver and guests
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The jute industry brought Dundee great prosperity and a huge population explosion in the early part of the 20th Century, but when the industry died it almost brought the city to its knees. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Until the 1880s, the crofters of Glendale were forced to live in dire circumstances by landlords who didn't want them there. Find out how they finally fought back with Neil Oliver and guests. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
A roaring trade with the Americans and Europeans helped transform Glasgow from a nondescript, small town into a thriving metropolis with huge and expensive buildings. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Enacted eight years earlier, by 1715 the Act of Union with England had failed to yield any noticeable benefits for Scotland. Find out about the events that led to rebellion with the Stirling audio walk. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Few battles have changed the course of Scottish history as the Battle of Dunkeld did in 1689. Find out how and why it happened with the Dunkeld audio walk. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Mary Queen of Scots left a trail of riots, affairs and murders in her wake. Discover her dramatic life in the Edinburgh audio walk. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
In the 14th century a great medieval lordship ruled in western Scotland. Neil Oliver searches out the Lords of the Isles at Finlaggan. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Today, Stirling’s one of Scotland's smaller cities, but back in the middle ages all roads pretty much led here. William Wallace’s legendary triumph over the English took place nearby, as did the battles of Falkirk and Bannockburn, not to mention Robert Bruce’s first gathering of the Scottish parliament after his own spectacular victory. Neil Oliver takes a journey through the historic heartland of Scotland in the company of experts Richard Oram and Fiona Watson. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Walk around Dunfermline in Fife, and the story of one of Scotland’s most famous historical couples: the war horse, Malcolm III, and his saintly wife, Margaret, whose shrine became a magnet for pilgrims throughout the Middle Ages. Neil Oliver and colleagues tour one of the best surviving medieval landscapes in Scotland. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
Uncover the thriving community that once lived amongst the standing stones and cairns of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. Neil Oliver and colleagues take us on a walk around the glen, and cast light on the people of the Bronze Age and Neolithic. Get directions to accompany this audio walk, and learn more about Scottish history, at open2.net/scotland.
