AhistoryofScotlandis,likeasthenamesays,aboutScotland'shistory.ThefirstepisodetakesusthroughhowScotlandwascreatedandwhyitsroleinoneofthegreatestwarshelpeddefineBritaininthemodernera.ThesecondepisoderevolvesaroundtwofrontfiguresinScottishhistory,AlexanderIIandWilliamWallace,andhowtheyshapedScotland.EpisodethreetakesustoRobertTheBruceandhisfightforScottishindependenceandhowthechurchpromotedhiscause.EpisodefourtakesustohowtheStewart'scausedadivideinScotlandbetweentheHighlandsandtheLowlands.AndepisodefiverevolvesaroundtheunificationofScotlandandBritainduringthereignofMaryQueenOfScots.
