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A History of Scotland: The Last of the Free

A History of Scotland - 1. The Last of the Free

Neil Oliver reveals the mystery of how the Gaelic Scottish Kingdom - Alba - was born.

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Documentary series. At the dawn of the first millennia, there was no Scotland or England. Neil Oliver reveals how the Gaelic Scottish Kingdom - Alba - was born.

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Key talent: Neil Oliver

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