World History
How the Scots Invented the Modern World. This is a book review by Julie Lorenzen. It gives a summary of the chapters in this book by Arthur Herman. In the book, he focuses on how the Scots made great contributions to the Western World.
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The following paragraphs provide a brief summary of each chapter of Arthur Herman?s book, How the Scots Invented the Modern World. Herman makes good arguments in order to defend the books title. However, perhaps a more appropriate title would have been How the Scots Contributed to the Modern World.
The first chapter of How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman chronicled John Knox, a writer and strict evangelical preacher. According to Herman, Knox?s goal was to turn Scots into God?s chosen people and Scotland into the New Jerusalem. He wiped out Catholicism and embraced Calvinism. Scottish society enveloped these principles.
Chapter two was about the treaty of 1707 that made Scotland part of Great Britain. The main point was that although the Scots feared the worse for their country, their country ended up better off?especially since they had better access to England?s markets. The treaty seemed to be the springboard for the enlightenment.
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World History
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
How the Scots Invented the Modern World. This is a book review by Julie Lorenzen. It gives a summary of the chapters in this book by Arthur Herman. In the book, he focuses on how the Scots made great contributions to the Western World.
From the site:
The following paragraphs provide a brief summary of each chapter of Arthur Herman?s book, How the Scots Invented the Modern World. Herman makes good arguments in order to defend the books title. However, perhaps a more appropriate title would have been How the Scots Contributed to the Modern World.
The first chapter of How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur Herman chronicled John Knox, a writer and strict evangelical preacher. According to Herman, Knox?s goal was to turn Scots into God?s chosen people and Scotland into the New Jerusalem. He wiped out Catholicism and embraced Calvinism. Scottish society enveloped these principles.
Chapter two was about the treaty of 1707 that made Scotland part of Great Britain. The main point was that although the Scots feared the worse for their country, their country ended up better off?especially since they had better access to England?s markets. The treaty seemed to be the springboard for the enlightenment.
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Charles I - English MonarchCharles I, the most tragic king of the House of Stuart, was born at Dunferline in Fifeshire in Scotland on November 19, 1600. Charles was the second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. When Charles was three, his...
- John Knox - Religious Leader
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