Scotland: A Graphic History

This is a brief overview which is fine, overviews have their place as ‘gateway' books. I found the bits about the rise of Scottish radicalism particularly interesting, probably because it doesn't get much focus in ‘popular' Scottish history.
This did feel a bit propaganda-esque to me and I'm pro-independence. There is, at least, no pretence at objectivity, it is campaigning for it's objective.
There were parts, particularly regarding wars where the author spoke about Scotland being dragged into England's wars. I doubt there was a significant difference in the attitude of the English working class and the Scottish working class; and the Scottish aristocracy/'rulers' were involved in the decisions to go to war as well.
The better-known aspects of Scottish history were covered fairly quickly, which is good, no point rehashing stuff; but some of it made me question it's accuracy. I am no expert so I'm not saying there were mistakes, but parts of it didn't seem to match what I remembered. The more radical parts of Scottish history is something I would like to read more about, and this book has encouraged me to do so, particularly about John MacLean.
I would rather have given this 2.5 stars, but as that's not an option I'll try to be more positive :)