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Fiona Watson looks at the influential Scots who played a large part in both the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

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1: Mysterious Ancestors | In Search of Scotland

Exploring Scotland's dramatic history, Dr Fiona Watson begins with our mysterious Neolithic ancestors.

10: A Century of Pain and Pleasure | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson looks at how the decline of heavy industry in the 20th century has affected Scotland and how the Scot...

2: Birth of a Nation | In Search of Scotland

By the first century, Scotland was in an age of competing tribes speaking different languages. Fiona Watson examines how the Pic...

3: Impact of the Monk | In Search of Scotland

In the middle ages monasticism was a potent force in society with the monks having an important impact on lay activities. Fiona...

4: The Wars of Independence | In Search of Scotland

How English aggression in the 13th and 14th centuries forged Scottish people more firmly into a nation.

5: Court and Kirk | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson examines how the emergence of Protestantism changed Scottish society and opened new political divides.

6: The European Lifeline | In Search of Scotland

From the 15th century the east coast burghs formed strong trading links with western and northern Europe. Fiona Watson trave...

7: The Making of the Union | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson explains the background to Scotland's union with England in 1707 and asks if bribery, double-dealing and trea...

9: The Victorian Achievement | In Search of Scotland

Fiona Watson looks at how the prosperity of cities such as Glasgow and Dundee in the 19th century was tempered by widesp...