History
The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland
Author / Creator: Ben Jackson
Media type: Article
Date published: 2022
The Case for Scottish Independence: A History
of Nationalist Political Tought in Mod-
ern Scotland presents itself as a major
and recent account of the intellectual
development of contemporary Scottish
nationalism.
Scotland: Her Story
Author / Creator: Rosemary Goring
Media type: Book
Date published:
The Nation’s History by the Women Who Lived It
On the 1707 Union
Author / Creator: Mark McCabe
Media type: Book
Date published: 2013
Examining the events leading to the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England in 1707 and its consequences, and weighing the considerations on the basis of this for or against Scottish independence.
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 2 “The Wars of Independence.”
Author / Creator: Sara Bennett
Media type: Podcast
Date published: 2023
Fresh perspectives on William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, and Mary Queen of Scots
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 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.