History
Autonomy of Modern Scotland
Author / Creator: Lindsay Paterson
Media type: Book
Date published: 1994
No Scottish politics reading list would be complete without Lindsay Paterson’s Autonomy of Modern Scotland
Glasgow's Sugar Aristocracy in the British-Atlantic World, 1776-1838
Author / Creator: Stephen Mullen
Media type: Book
Date published: 2022
"Mullen’s fundamental concern is the contribution made by Glasgow’s West India merchant community to economic change in Scotland. By extension, Mullen assesses how enslavement in the Caribbean impacted the Scottish economy. "
The Scottish World: A Journey Into the Scottish Diaspora
Author / Creator: Billy Kay
Media type: Book
Date published: 2008
The Scottish World is a celebration of the enormous contribution the Scots have made to the modern world.
Scotland's European history
Author / Creator: Billy Kay
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2022
A discussion on the role of Scotland in European history
At the Heart of Europe: a Celebration of Scotland's European History
Author / Creator: Billy Kay
Media type: Video
Date published: 2022
Reviews the history of Scotland's involvement in Europe through trade, education, literature, politics
Scotland's History Online
Author / Creator: Berlinn
Media type: Website
Date published: 2022 -
TannerRitchie Publishing, and Birlinn Ltd have collaborated to create Scotland's History Online (SHO).
The National Movement in Scotland
Author / Creator: Jack Brand
Media type: Book
Date published: 1978
Traces the development of 20th century Scottish national thought and activity.
Scottish Studies: Primary Sources
Author / Creator: University of Otago Library
Media type: Website
Date published:
A directory of sources of primary documentation - historical and contemporary - which have been digitised. It includes databses too.
Declaration of Arbroath
Author / Creator: National Records of Scotland
Media type: web page
Date published: 2020
Illustrations and description of the document and its provenance.
Declaration of Arbroath
Author / Creator: Tom Turpie
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
A reproduction of the Declaration of Arbroath with historical analysis.
For Freedom Alone’: the Declaration of Arbroath
Author / Creator: Edward J Cowan
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
Quoted by many, understood by few.
The Wars of Scotland 1214-1371
Author / Creator: Michael Brown
Media type: Book
Date published: 2004
This introduces a new discussion of the stability and unity of Scotland as a realm and community, and of the impact of war and dynastic crisis on a Medieval state.
Bannockburn: The Scottish War and the British Isles, 1307-1323
Author / Creator: Michael Brown
Media type: Book
Date published: 2008
Bannockburn had a central significance in the shaping of nations and identities in the late Medieval British Isles
The Balliol Dynasty: 1210-1364
Author / Creator: Amanda Beam
Media type: Book
Date published: 2008
A reassessment of the Balliol dynasty in the 14th century.
The Wars of Independence
Author / Creator: Scottish History Society
Media type: web page
Date published:
A brief account of events1296-1424
Five things you need to know about Scotland’s most iconic document
Author / Creator: Believe in Scotland
Date published: 2021
Five things you need to know about the Declaration of Arbroath.
Why did Scotland join the 1707 Union with England?
Author / Creator: BBC
Media type: Article
Date published:
A view of the progress toward the Act of Union in 1707
How Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Became a Part of the U.K.
Author / Creator: History
Media type: Article
Date published:
A brief description of the formation of the UK through invasion, union of the crowns and its domination by England.