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Edinburgh and Glasgow
Lecture no. 13 from the course: The Great Tours: England, Scotland, and Wales
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Taught by Professor Patrick N. Allitt | 30 min | Categories: Travel
Scottish nationalism is one of the more intriguing phenomena in today’s headlines. Here, look beyond the news reports to investigate Scotland’s two great cities: Edinburgh and Glasgow. While giving you a tour of the cities, Professor Allitt also introduces you to some of Scotland’s most famous figures, including Walter Scott, Adam Smith, and David Hume.
36 Lectures
1
Welcome to Britain
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of 30 min
2
Prehistoric Britain
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of 30 min
3
Roman Britain
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of 29 min
4
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain
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of 31 min
5
Britain’s Medieval Castles
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of 29 min
6
Britain’s Medieval Cathedrals
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of 31 min
7
Tudor Britain
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of 30 min
8
Magna Carta and Civil War
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of 29 min
9
Enlightenment Britain
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of 30 min
10
Industrial Britain
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of 29 min
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Victorian Britain
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of 31 min
12
Twentieth-Century Britain
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of 30 min
13
Edinburgh and Glasgow
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of 30 min
14
Wild Scotland: Beyond Edinburgh and Glasgow
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of 29 min
15
North Wales
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of 30 min
16
Cardiff and South Wales
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of 29 min
17
The North of England
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of 30 min
18
The English Midlands
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of 30 min
19
East Anglia
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of 29 min
20
England’s West Country
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of 30 min
21
The Museums of London
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of 29 min
22
London’s Streets and Parks
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of 30 min
23
Buckingham Palace and Parliament
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of 30 min
24
Oxford and Cambridge
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of 28 min
25
Literary Britain: Chaucer and Shakespeare
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of 28 min
26
Literary Britain: The Romantics
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of 29 min
27
Literary Britain: Poets and Novelists
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of 29 min
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Literary Britain: The 20th Century
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of 29 min
29
Artistic Britain: Painters and Sculptors
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of 28 min
30
Britain’s Estates and Gardens
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of 30 min
31
Legacy of the British Empire
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of 31 min
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Seafaring Britain
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of 31 min
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Britain’s War Memorials
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of 29 min
34
Hiking England, Scotland, and Wales
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of 29 min
35
Britain’s Sporting Tradition
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of 31 min
36
How to Think about Visiting Britain
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of 40 min
