sentences:  In the 19th century, the study of Scottish history focused mainly on cultural traditions and therefore, in Scott’s books, while the timeline of events is accurate, many anecdotes are either folk stories or inventions.In May 1827, Scott came up with the idea of writing the "History of Scotland" addressed to his six-year-old grandchild, John Hugh Lockhart.The project was partly inspired by the success of John Wilson Croker's "Stories for Children Selected from the History of England".