The book has been described by historian Richard J. Finlay as "replete with... imperial iconography".
[4] Scotland's Story starts off with the legend of Prince Gathelus,[5] and it ends with King George IV.
"[6] Some of the stories this book includes are those of Macbeth,[7] William Wallace,[8] Robert the Bruce,[9] and the Stewart kings,[10] but there are many more.
The book's depiction of William Wallace, which describes him as paving the way for the union of Scotland with England,[11] has been described as a "romanticised illustration" not "based on any idea of historical reality".
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