Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era is the first such volume to scrutinise in detail the history of the Highlands and Islands incorporating the most up-to-date research.

This is a portrait of a complex and fascinating society which laid down patterns in the Scottish countryside, many of which still survive today.

This is a history of the ruthless and systematic expansion of the ambitious Clan Campbell in 16th-century Scotland.

This volume deals with the time when many of the most significant and familiar episodes in Scottish history took place. The period was one in which Scotland was transformed, partly as a result of famous events, but largely because of more subtle and less perceptible changes in the constitutional, ecclesiastical and economic structure.

An unusually detailed account of Highland and Scottish history, including clearance, landlordism, crofting life, emigration and migration.

A team of leading historians and critics from both Scotland and England investigate what is known of medieval warrior William Wallace's career from contemporary sources, most of which, unusually for a national hero, were created by his enemies.

This study seeks to restore the causal role of religion to its proper place in the story of Oliver Cromwell’s invasion and subsequent occupation of Scotland.

In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I: the events that followed have traditionally been interpreted in terms of religious conflict, but while accepting the importance of religious inspiration, The Scottish Revolution prov
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In this book - the first full account of the Argyll rising - Raymond Campbell Paterson places the events of 1685 in the context of late Stewart politics, both in Scotland and Britain as a whole.

This is a reprint in two volumes of the 1876 edition of Logan's famous work, edited with an introduction and memoir of the author by Alexander Stewart.

Biographies have appeared of the various leading personalities involved, but this is the first systematic study to link up the various theatres of war and to discuss the effects of the Bruce Wars.

Combining exciting traditional tales that illustrate the background of the practice of Highland cattle-raiding with extensive historical research, School of the Moon shows that there is much yet to be understood about Scotland’s history, even of the last few hundred years.

An authoritative and comprehensive survey of Scottish history from the tenth century to the present day. As well as referenced entries and suggestions for further reading, there are also key articles on major themes and issues. An easy-to-use reference work that will also satisfy the browser, this is the perfect source for anyone wishing to understand and explore Scottish history. 

The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book. Much more than simply the chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands, it is also a wonderful collection of stories, both factual and fictional, which reflect the changes that have revolutionised Highland life and dramatically affected the natural environment over the centuries.

Michael Brown analyses the rise and fall of the family as the dominant magnates of the south, from the deeds of the Good Sir James Douglas in the service of Bruce to the violent destruction of the Douglas earls in the 1450s.     

Featuring new sections on the Wallace of literature and present-day perceptions, this book provides a more authentic picture of the greatest of Scotland’s heroes than has been previously available, placing the crude distortions and inaccuracies such as Braveheart in their proper context.

In this revised and updated edition of his much-acclaimed book, Roger Hutchison provides a definitive history of the game of shinty.

Based on thirty years of research by Professor Tom Devine, this book is a collection of essays covering the great transformation of rural Scotland which broadly occurred between the 1760s and the middle decades of the nineteenth century.

A commanding history of the most northern outpost of the Roman Empire.

With new archaeological research, the ‘material culture’ of the Picts – their settlement, ways of life and burial practice – is slowly coming into focus and is fully represented in this fascinating book.

In this new book by one of Britain’s foremost experts in mediaeval linguistics and history, Dr Graeme Davis counters popular historical belief by proposing that there was a Saxon settlement in both Orkney and Shetland during the fourth century AD.

Exhaustively researched yet eminently readable, this first book-length account of the historical Somerled assembles, evaluates and interprets the full spectrum of evidence.

A unique and comprehensive picture of an area rich in history, archaeology and geology.

This volume continues the story begun in The Scottish Revolution of the Covenanters’ sudden rise to power, but how their soaring ambitions and religious zeal in the end led Scotland to an unparalleled disaster.

James Buchan beautifully reconstructs the intimate geographic scale and boundless intellectual milieu of Enlightenment Edinburgh, home to some of the finest minds and breathtaking innovations in architecture, politics, science, the arts, and economies.

This book is the first modern account of one of the epic stories of Scottish History: the rise and fall of Clan Donald.

This book is the story of a remarkable quest; a search for the history behind a faded photograph album discovered in a second-hand bookshop in Stockport in 1986.

This book provides the first comprehensive history of the Royal Scottish Corporation, covering four centuries of Scottish aid in the English capital from 1603-2003.

Tales and Traditions of the Lews is a marvellous pot pourri of local history, myth and legend from prehistoric times to the present day; it brings alive the island of Lewis in a way few other histories can.

Settlement and Sacrifice is an introduction to the people who lived in Scotland from around 1500 BC to AD 200. It was a time when people built impressive houses and settlements, but also one of war and human sacrifice as society was disturbed by quarrels over resources, land and wealth.        

This book is part of a newly updated edition of the acclaimed Making of Scotland series produced by Historic Scotland and Birlinn which provides lively, accessible and up-to-date introductions to key themes and periods in Scottish history and prehistory.

As the last Roman troops left Britain, a new phase opened in the history of what was to become Scotland.

This is the first overview of Highland society ever to be written which covers the period from the rise of Somerled to the first clearances.

In AD 800 Scotland was shared between four peoples: the powerful kingdom of the Picts, who held sway over most of the landmass of Scotland; the kingdom of Dalriada in Argyll; the kingdom of the Britons in Strathclyde; and the divided and declining king
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This is the first book-length analysis of the Jacobite mind and it challenges the prevailing stereotypes about the kind of man who became a Jacobite.

The story behind one man’s incredible vision which developed into a nationwide charity - Scotland’s equivalent to Barnardos.

Douglas MacGowan’s vivid account of the celebrated murder case reads by turns like a thriller, a love story and a courtroom drama. He quotes extensively from contemporary sources, notably the correspondence between Madeleine and Emile, whose explicit content so shocked Victorian sensiblities. Ultimately he leaves it to the reader to judge Madeleine’s guilt or innocence.

The Scottish Empire charts the involvement of the Scots in the British Empire from its earliest days to the end of the twentieth century. A fascinating and enlightening read.

This book is a critical account of the social, economic and cultural experience of consumption and luxury of the Highlands in the eighteenth century.

This book analyses the origins, development and impact of British army recruiting in the Scottish Highlands in the period from 1739 to 1815.

First published in 1926, this remains the best and most comprehensive reference guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland.

This is an exciting and controversial reassessment of a period and a people who stood at the birth of Scotland.

A long-awaited re-issue of a continual classic originally published in 1881.

Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707, volumes 1 and 3, the first in a five-volume set of textbooks, provide a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.

A sequel to George Davie's seminal study, The Democratic Intellect.

Dr Walker's report gives us a last opportunity to see the basis of the old island economy and the life and conditions of the inhabitants.

Frank Bardgett buttresses Rev. Alexander Young’s historical observations of the Highland Clearances providing further shrewd evidence in this tumultuous time in the early 20th century.

This volume is one of a series of five which have been published as teaching and learning materials for the University of Dundee/ Open University Distance Learning Course in Modern Scottish History.

The first popular biography for 40 years and an enthralling read. Colm McNamee is an expert on the Irish dimensions of the Wars of the Bruces.

A new account of the galloglas warriors written from a decidedly Scottish perspective, tracing the origins of six kindreds and investigating the circumstances which brought about their relocation to Ireland.

This is the first fully documented study for many years of one of Scotland’s most emotive subjects.

A study of the main political parties in Scotland, examining in particular their electoral fortunes from the time of the First Reform Bill to the emergence of the Labour party.

A detailed study of the estates before, during and after the annexations following the defeat of the Jacobites in 1746, providing a wealth of material on the effects of government policy and actions during this period.

This volume is one of a series of five which have been published as teaching and learning materials for the University of Dundee/ Open University Distance Learning Course in Modern Scottish History.

An entirely new account of the history of one of the oldest Hebridean clans from its origins in a remote Scandinavian past until its dispersal around the globe in modern times.

This volume is one of a series of five which have been published as teaching and learning materials for the University of Dundee/ Open University Distance Learning Course in Modern Scottish History.

This volume is one of a series of five which have been published as teaching and learning materials for the University of Dundee/ Open University Distance Learning Course in Modern Scottish History.

This volume is one of a series of five which have been published as teaching and learning materials for the University of Dundee/ Open University Distance Learning Course in Modern Scottish History.

The first popular synthesis to be attempted of what life was like in the new communities of Perth, Aberdeen, Elgin, Edinburgh and Glasgow, grown from planned medieval burghs in the 12th century.

George IV’s great journey to Scotland in 1822 is one of the defining moments in the creation of our country. Prebble has created a thoroughly investigated book, which makes a great read for any history enthusiast.

This important collection of essays offers new perspectives on the development and character of the Scottish Enlightenment.

This book provides an insight into the nature of Jacobitism and of the Tory party, and furthers our understanding of the confused politics of these momentous years.

First and foremost the Vikings were travellers, roaming far to the east, south and west in their magnificent ships - the lords of the seas.

The Castles of Scotland is the most complete and comprehensive guide available to the nation’s wealth of castles. This new edition is the culmination of ten years’ research, and covers more than 2700 castles as well as mansions and historic houses.

A passionate defence of the importance to the Scottish educational tradition of a philosophical and generalist approach.

This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles.

Based on thirty years of research by Professor Tom Devine, this book is a collection of essays covering the great transformation of rural Scotland which broadly occurred between the 1760s and the middle decades of the nineteenth century.

A team of leading historians and critics from both Scotland and England investigate what is known of medieval warrior William Wallace's career from contemporary sources, most of which, unusually for a national hero, were created by his enemies.

This book provides the first detailed account of the course of Scottish politics in the reign of Charles II. It focuses on the years from 1667 to 1673, when, for the only time in the Restoration era, Scottish political leaders were able to make policy for Scotland with minimal interference from London and with Scottish interests chiefly in mind. With his effective use of unpublished correspondence, Maurice Lee makes a substantial and original contribution to the history of Restoration Scotland.

The Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings, they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their story is often neglected or ignored. This book redresses the balance by studying the northern Britons from the departure of Rome to the birth of medieval Scotland.