Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Recovering Hill Burton -- 1 Perspectives on Scottish History in the Nineteenth Century -- 2 Burton in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, 1809-49 -- 3 Turning to History, Edinburgh, 1850-70 -- 4 Utilitarian History -- 5 Romantic History -- 6 Gothic History -- 7 History as Theatre -- 8 On the Pedestal, 1871-81 -- 9 History and Heritage: The Revival of Scottish National Identity -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
The making of the historian who transformed Scottish history and the nation's understanding of its past