A Sightseeing Tour of Places Connected with Scottish History

Bc. Naděžda HORKÁ

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

The main aim of my Bachelor thesis called ?The Sightseeing Tour of Places Connected with Scottish History? is to create a detailed guidebook in order to inform university students of history about the main features of the history of Scotland by way of the educational sightseeing tour. Before the journey itself, the students will be given handouts regarding the specific places on the way in order to be more familiar with each topic. This thesis is focused on deepening the students? knowledge concerning different periods of Scottish history from the arrival of the Picts in the 3rd century to the Battle of Culloden in the 18th century. The travel guide will be in charge of meeting the time schedule every day, following the itinerary. After the trip, the students will be able to speak about the topics in question confidently and it will broaden their mind in general. The tour is planned for 7 days. The travel guide will meet the rest of the group at the airport in Ostrava, from where they will fly to Edinburgh. The participants will travel by bus after they land in Scotland. The thesis consists of 7 chapters describing the places of interest, excluding the Preface and Conclusion. (See Figure 1) I wrote the thesis mainly from the historical point of view therefore most chapters reflect the historical background, the course and consequences of the events with the exception of the chapter about Edinburgh. The first chapter contains an outline of Scottish history and provides the basic information to the students who will thus be able to comprehend it in a wider context. The second chapter is devoted to the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. It is focused on the origin of the town with the detailed discussion of James IV, John Knox and Mary, Queen of Scots. The third chapter describes the Battle of Bannockburn, its main features and the circumstances due to which Robert Bruce had won the battle, which meant the beginning of Scottish independence. 8 The fourth chapter reflects the struggle of the Scottish national hero, William Wallace, in which he stood up to the English king, Edward I, who eventually captured and brutally murdered him. The fifth chapter deals with the so-called ?Massacre of Glencoe?, which was to demonstrate the power of the king of England, William of Orange, over the clans in the Highlands. The sixth chapter concentrates on the Picts. It is aimed at the architectonic features of Pictish houses called ?brochs? and it tries to discuss their way of life, the artwork and the legacy which they have left us. The seventh chapter depicts the struggle between the representatives of the government and the English king, George II, and the Jacobites. It is also called ?the last Highland Charge? because it was the last full-scale battle fought on the British soil. It was also the last battle between the Scottish and British nation. The last chapter of my thesis summarizes the whole sightseeing tour and offers the final outline of what the students have found out on the way. It will also serve as a kind of revision for them so that they can better remember the new pieces of knowledge of these specific topics. The list of figures is given on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the thesis.

Abstract:

Tuto bakalářskou práci jsem napsala za účelem vytvořit podrobného průvodce zájezdu pro vysokoškolské studenty historie. Tato práce má zároveň sloužit jako zdroj informací pro turistického průvodce, který bude zodpovědný za realizaci a dodržení časového harmonogramu samotné cesty. Bakalářská práce se skládá z 9 kapitol včetně Úvodu a Závěru. Jednotlivé kapitoly jsou řazeny v závislosti na trase naplánované cesty. Každá kapitola se dále člení na podkapitoly, které podrobně charakterizují dané období a okolnosti popisovaných událostí. Studenti historie, pro než je tato práce primárně určena, čerpají informace o skotské historii od průvodce, ale i z vypracovaných podkladů, materiálů a obrázků, které mají za úkol upevnit jejich znalosti dané problematiky.

Keywords

Edinburgh, The Battle of Bannockburn, The Battle of Stirling Bridge, The Massacre of Glencoe, The Picts, The Battle of Culloden

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 29. 5. 2009

Zverejniť od: 29. 5. 2009

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 26. 8. 2009
• Vedúci: PhDr. Stella Nangonová

University of Ostrava

Faculty of Arts

Bachelor programme / odbor:
Philology / English for Business