Scottish History
Scotland: Her Story
Author / Creator: Rosemary Goring
Media type: Book
Date published:
The Nation’s History by the Women Who Lived It
The Fight for Scottish Democracy Rebellion and Reform in 1820
Author / Creator: Murray Armstrong
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
Three Scottish weavers, James Wilson, Andrew Hardie and John Baird, were hanged and beheaded for high treason in the summer of 1820. Nineteen more men were transported to the penal colony of Botany Bay. Their crime? To have taken up arms against a corrupt and nepotistic parliament, and the aristocratic government that refused to reform it.
Scottish Independence: a feminist response
Author / Creator: Jenny Morrison
Media type: Book
Date published: 2014
In this timely and tightly argued book, Jenny Morrison
and Cat Boyd argue that the situation of women will be
a crucial test of how far Scotland has broken from the
UK’s dismal record in relation to democracy, equality
and social justice.
People's History of Scotland; Rebel Lives 1 - John Knox
Author / Creator: Chris Bambery
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023
John Knox - Radical leader
A people's History of Scotland: The Act of Union and the Jacobite Rebellion
Author / Creator: Chris Bambery
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023
Resistance to the Act of Union
People's History of Scotland, episode 5: The Rise of Capitalism and the Scottish Enlightement
Author / Creator: Chris Banbury
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023
Edinburgh as the centre of enlightment in 19th century Europe
A people's history of Scotland, Episode 1
Author / Creator: Chris Bambery
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023
the nature of class society in Scotland, and its relationship to historical study.
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 Flag in the Wind: The Story of the National Movement in Scotland
Author / Creator: John M. MacCormick
Media type: Book
Date published: 1955
A classic narrative of early 20th century Scottish nationalism.
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.
The Story of the Scottish Parliament: Reflections on the First Two Decades
Author / Creator: Gerry Hassan
Media type: Book
Date published: 2019
How have Scotland’s first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape?
- Features analysis of the key political institutions and parties in Scotland
- Provides a detailed chronology of the devolution era
- Includes perspectives from civil servants, campaigners and politicians including Jim Gallagher, Joyce McMillan, Johann Lamont, Murdo Fraser and Marco Biagi