The Picts: A History [Revised] 1906566259, 9781906566258

Table of contents :
Preface
Genealogical Tables
1. A People Apart
2. Caledonia and Rome
3. The Painted People
4. Into the Sixth Century
5. Maelchon’s Son
6. Neighbours and Kinsmen
7. Brude and Ecgfrith
8. Reformers and Rivals
9. The Warlord
10. East and West
11. Twilight of the Picts
12. Legends and Legacies
Appendix A. Kings of the Picts
Appendix B. Pictish Timeline
Appendix C. Some Pictish Puzzles
Places to Visit
Further Reading
Index

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