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Scottish History for Dummies
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Want to discover how a small country on the edge of Northern Europe packs an almighty historical punch? Scottish History for Dummies is your guide to the story of Scotland and its place within the historical narratives of Britain, Europe, and the rest of the world. You'll find out how Scotland rose from the ashes to forge its own destiny, understand the impact of Scottish historical figures such as William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, and David Hume and be introduced to the wonderful world of Celtic religion, architecture, and monuments.
History can help us make connections with people and events, and it gives us an understanding of why the world is like it is today. Scottish History for Dummies pulls back the curtain on how the story of Scotland has shaped the world far beyond its borders. From its turbulent past to the present day, this informative guide sheds a new and timely light on the story of Scotland and its people.
If you're a lifelong learner looking for a fun, factual exploration of the grand scope of Scotland or a traveler wanting to make the most of your trip to this captivating country, Scottish History for Dummies has you covered.
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- Gordon West Sussex
- 23-06-20
Awful narration ruins this audio book
The narration is absolutely awful, quite simply because the narrator has done no research on how to pronounce even the most simple of Scottish names or places. I doubt he's ever been to Scotland. Shockingly poor, I will sadly be returning the book because of this. I am around quarter way through and the content is great, so I may buy the paper or kindle version.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-07-21
Terrible mispronounced almost every place name in Scotland and even the word papul!! !!
Terrible mispronounced almost every place name in Scotland and even the word papul!!!
Dunfirmline, Dumfries , Aran , and many more said totally wrong - why not get a Scot to read it or at least someone who can speak English !!
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- colin barclay
- 30-01-24
How to mispronounce every Scottish location
The narrator obviously has never visited Scotland or met anyone from Scotland… which is a shame as it’s a fascinating story.
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- L. Fuchs
- 21-02-23
The venerable Beady?!! No, no, no!!
Like other reviewers, my mounting irritation at the narrator's mispronunciation of commonly used words and place-names is making my blood boil and completely spoiling the book. Thank god I didn't have to pay for this. If I don't know how to pronounce a word, I find out. Ignorance is excusable but the arrogance of someone who just makes up their own pronunciations, so many times, WHEN THEY ARE BEING PAID is unforgivable.
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- Rachel N.
- 11-02-23
Ruined by narration
I can forgive the inaccuracies, but mispronouncing nearly *every* place name? Unforgivable and unlistenable.
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- M. R.
- 09-10-23
Horrendous narration!
It was very irritating to listen to this horrendous narration in which zero attempt seems to have been made to pronounce a single Scottish word or name, of either place or person, remotely accurately. Why a native Scottish narrator wasn't used is an inexplicable mystery. It's a shame, really, as the content of the book is actually very good in spite of being a whistle-stop tour of Scottish history, rather than anything in-depth, but that is as expected for a book designed to offer the reader a brief overview.
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- Kerry Lynas
- 18-07-23
Poor pronunciation.
Get a someone familiar with the Scots and Gaelic languages to narrate. Otherwise not bad. Hard to listen to.
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- Weesaint
- 26-11-23
Good conscise history of Scotland.
I liked the social history side better than the constant shenanigans of the royals and power hungry individuals. The almost constant mispronunciations of place names and people was really irritating. Surely someone should have proof-listened to this prior to release.
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- Mr. Nd Williams
- 31-03-21
Narrator should have learned how pronounce place names !!!
Very good and informative book , slightly let down by simply awful pronunciation of Scottish place names , like Dunfermline , Arbroath , or Elgin , the narrator should have done a little homework regarding this , it was funny at first then became annoying , probably should have got a Scottish narrator
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- Amazon Customerimk Imk
- 19-12-21
Let down by narrators poor pronunciation of Scottish place names.
Interesting book offering a comprehensive overview of Scottish history. What let it down was the narrator not doing his homework on Scottish place names. How he managed to mangle well known places such as Arbroath, Dunfermline, Brechin and Loch Leven to name but a few is anyone’s guess.
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