Walter Scott was a famous Scottish historical novelist born in 1771. He was interested in old Scottish ballads from a young age. His early works focused on collecting these ballads. His first major success was The Lay of the Last Minstrel in 1805. He then published other long narrative poems including Marmion and The Lady of the Lake. In 1814, he published Waverley, considered the first historical novel, which was published anonymously. His most famous work, Ivanhoe, was published in 1819. It depicted rivalry between King Richard and his brother John during medieval times. Scott wrote many other historical novels set in Scotland and medieval Europe that were very popular, helping establish the genre of the historical novel.

1. The Father of Historical Novels Sir Walter Scott 1771 - 1832

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20. Monument To Sir Walter Scott

22. Druburgh Abbey Tomb of Sir Walter Scott