From the capital city of Edinburgh, to the great landscapes of the Highlands, Scotland has centuries of rich history ready for you to discover. The book also describes the recent history of the 19th century to the present and Scotland's place in the world today.

An immortal swordsman remembers his life in 16th-century Scotland while preparing for a pivotal battle in the present day. A comprehensive view of the lives of women in Scotland from 1100 to 1750, based on a wide range of archival sources, including Court of Session records and Middle Scots poetry. Having finished it, I can’t wait now to watch the series and enjoy this wild and haunting tale all over again, this time with magnificent scenery and imagery to support it. It will give you the material and sources which can help you pass the course option you are being taught. Exposing the greed, enterprising spirit, creative and artistic endeavours, as well as boldness, foolishness and so much more of those hailing from all walks of life as well as every shore and island as well as city that forms Scotland, this is a marvellous introduction to the country and its rich and vibrant history and people – a people so many of us (including me) have descended from.He explores Scotland and Empire, the rise of nationalism, and the pressures on the country from an increasingly monolithic understanding of "Britishness. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland's very real and very fascinating history. The entire world knew about Clyde-built ships, and Scotland was the producer of half of Britain's railway equipment, while Paisley and Dundee saw the cotton and jute industries thrive. The century and a half between the death of King William the Lion and the accession of the Stewarts witnessed major changes in the internal character of the kingdom and .

Before traveling to the beautiful Highlands of Scotland, you may want to take a moment to learn about the extraordinary people that were shaped by the landscape that you are going to visit.In no other area of historical study in the early Middle Ages can the demands be greater to surmount the barriers of traditional academic disciplines. I love Scotland the country, and have been there several times and it's one of my favorite places in the world, but I think my desire to read this was mostly born out of my ceaseless Anglo/Scotphilia, not out of a sense of heritage. In this volume Brown builds on his previous book, "Noble Society in Scotland", to argue that in spite of the changes brought about by the Reformation, by the recovery of crown authority and by the regal union between England and .

This book focuses on the stories of seven prominent clans, featuring extensive illustrations and vivid stories. For those who are looking to take their very first step into the rich and vast history of Scotland, this broad account of the Celtic country is a must-read.Kate Williams explains the basis of the rivalry between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I of England and discovers why they embarked upon a collision course that would end with Mary’s execution at the hands of the English queen.

This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. Part history book, part manifesto, throughout it demonstrates his concern to emphasize the distinctiveness of Scotland . A widowed Queen Victoria (Dame Judi Dench) forges a very close friendship with her Scottish servant, John Brown (Billy Connolly). From the first King (Kenneth) to the trials and tribulations of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, the claims of the “Pretenders” to the throne, the ambivalent relationship with England, its people and its crown, the butchery, bravery and stupidity of Culloden, to the advent of slavery, growth of wealth (for a few), loss of language and identity, woes and hardship of famine, Clearances, British indifference and paternalism, unionism, and the blight and triumph of war and political machinations, the damage of Thatcherism, immigration and so much more. On the evening of March 13th, 1941, authorities detected that Clydebank was the target of German bombers.Women are said to have been absent in conventional accounts of Scottish history, but "Out of Bounds" aims to show they were far from passive. Rab Houston, BBC History Magazine“The title of Murray Pittock’s excellent new history might simply read Scotland, but really it is as much a fascinating study of the Union as it is of Scotland’s evolving place in the world. This comprehensive survey of Scotland's prehistoric and early historic archaeology covers the full chronological range from the earliest inhabitants to the union of the Picts and Scots in AD 843.