There are countless Scottish History courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- A History of Scotland: Look Behind the Mist and Myth of Scottish History (2011)
- Scotland: The Story of a Nation (2003)
- The Highland Clans (2013)
- Scottish History: A Concise Overview of the History of Scotland From Start to End (2019)
- Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland (2018)
- Scottish History (Strange but True) (2019)
- Scottish History: Fascinating History of Scotland From the Beginning to the End (Fascinating World History) (2019)
- History of Scotland: A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace (2018)
- Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: The Official Guide (2012)
- How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (2002)
A History of Scotland: Look Behind the Mist and Myth of Scottish History (2011)
Scotland’s history gets a rewrite by archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver. How accurate are the accounts of Mary Queen of Scots’s tragic demise or Bonnie Prince Charlie’s forlorn cause? Oliver reveals a Scotland that forged its own identity with success, despite its union with England in 1707.
Scotland: The Story of a Nation (2003)
Hailed as a “vast, superb history [that] relates Scotland’s past over a dozen millennia” (Kirkus Reviews), Magnusson draws on a great deal of modern scholarship to redefine a nation’s history. He charts the long struggle toward nationhood, explores the roots of the original Scots, and examines the extent to which Scotland was shaped by the Romans, the Picts, the Vikings, and the English. Encompassing everything from the first Mesolithic settlers in 7000 B.C.
The Highland Clans (2013)
“A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.” ―The Scotsman The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746.
Scottish History: A Concise Overview of the History of Scotland From Start to End (2019)
Explore the History of Scotland From Start to EndAre you interested in the romance and drama of Scottish history?Are tales of Robert the Bruce and the wars against England just footnotes in your wider historical knowledge? Scotland has always held a fascination for people around the world. from inventors and patriots to great writers and thinkers, Scotland has traditionally punched well above its weight on the world stage.
Scottish History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Scotland (2018)
A sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men. History repeated itself in 1542, when a Scottish army of 15,000 men was defeated by only 3,000 English soldiers.
Scottish History (Strange but True) (2019)
An ancient Scots law says that the head of any dead whale found on the Scottish coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail the property of the queen. The Scots excel at elephant polo, a game usually played in the East. The modern game was co-founded in the 1980s in Scotland, and the Scots are top of the leader board! This book contains hundreds of "strange but true" facts and anecdotes about Scottish history.
Scottish History: Fascinating History of Scotland From the Beginning to the End (Fascinating World History) (2019)
A Complete History of Scotland from Start to FinishA sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor.[1] In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men.
History of Scotland: A Captivating Guide to Scottish History, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace (2018)
A sense of poetic irony registers when one learns that Scotland has never won a major military battle when the odds were in their favor. In 1513, the largest Scottish army to ever invade England was defeated by a significantly smaller English army at Flodden Field. In only two hours, the Scots lost ten thousand men.
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: The Official Guide (2012)
This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit.
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It (2002)
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics—contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since.Herman has charted a fascinating journey across the centuries of Scottish history.
Best Scottish History Books That Will Hook You
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Comparative Perspectives in Scottish and Norwegian Legal History, Trade and Seafaring, 1200-1800
Author(s): Andrew R C Simpson (editor), Jørn Øyrehagen Sunde (editor)
ID: 3672607, Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, Year: 2023, Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
Empire and Emancipation: Scottish and Irish Catholics at the Atlantic Fringe, 1780-1850
Author(s): S. Karly Kehoe
ID: 3240565, Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Year: 2022, Size: 10 Mb, Format: pdf
Scottish Nationalism: History, Ideology and the Question of Independence
Author(s): Richard Finlay
ID: 3671580, Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, Year: 2022, Size: 27 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not final. Some books are really best-sellers according to The Wall Street Journal, others are written by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.