The Invention of ScotlandThis revised and updated book argues that while Anglo Saxon culture has given rise to virtually no myths at all, myth has played a central role in the historical development of Scottish identity. Trevor Roper explores three myths across 400 years of Scottish history: the political myth of the 'ancient constitution' of Scotland; the literary myth, including Walter Scott as well as Ossian and ancient poetry; and the sartorial myth of tartan and the