Was Bannockburn a cake? How Bonnie was Prince Charlie? And . . . wha’s like us? All too often books on Scottish history ignore the central questions about our past. This situation has finally been changed with the arrival of Scoular Anderson’s book . . .

After the huge success of 1314 and All That, Scoular Anderson turns his inimitable style to the Highlands, focusing on key areas of Highland history from the earliest times to the present day.