History Forum
We
now have a Scottish History Forum in our Electric
Scotland Community.
Suggested Reading
I'm often asked what would be useful to read to
get an overview of Scotland and Scottish history so
here are my suggestions.
Scotland - A Concise History
This is an excellent concise history of Scotland
coming from one of Scotland's most respected
historians, James Halliday. 'A masterly summary of
our national story by an impeccable authority', The
Scots Magazine.
A Short History of the Scottish
People
By Donald MacMillan, M.A., D.D. (pdf)
Scotland's Story
A History of Scotland for Boys and
Girls By H. E. Marshall
A History of Scotland
From its early beginnings through a series of
documentary videos through to Scotland getting it's
devolved government.
A History of the Scottish People
By The Rev. Thomas Thomson with Introduction by Charles Annandale, M.A., LL.D. (1895)
A Short History of the British
Commonwealth
By Ramsay Muir in two volumes.
Scottish Kings
A Revised Chronology of Scottish History 1005 - 1625
by Sir Archibald H. Dunbar, Bart. (1906)
Domestic Annals of Scotland
From the Reformation to the Revolution by Robert
Chambers 1874
The Scottish Nation
Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours and
Biographical History of The People of Scotland By
William Anderson, published 1863. 3 volumes of 750
pages each.
History of the Scottish Nation
A very large account by the Rev.
J. A. Wylie of the history of the Scottish Nation.
This is an old historical text on Scotland.
General History of the Highlands
This is a huge and very detailed
history of the Highlands (not all of Scotland),
researched in the 1830's and updated in the 1870's.
Social History of the Highlands
From the same source as above
this is a compilation of information on weddings,
second site, and also takes you through the period
of the infamous Highland clearances.
Gaelic Literature & Music
Again from the same source as
above this gives you information on significant
Scottish literature, poetry and music.
The Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland
Containing Descriptions of their Scenery and Antiquities with an Account
of the Political History and Ancient Manners and of the Origin,
Language, Agriculture, Economy, Music, Present Condition of the People,
&c. Founded on a series of Annual Journeys between the years 1811 and
1821 and forming an Universal Guide to that Country in Letters to Sir
Walter Scott, Bart., by John MacCulloch, M.D., F.R.S., L.S., G.S. &c in
Four Volumes (1824)
Archaeology
Time Team Videos
The Vikings
Information on the Vikings.
Snippets from the Glasgow Herald
A variety of articles taken from the Glasgow Herald archives from 1800
to 1990.
Heraldry
Our attempt to provide information on Heraldry.
Historical Articles
This section holds a variety of articles of various
lengths on historical topics which have been either
sent in by visitors to the site or culled from
antiquarian texts.
Clans and Families of Ireland and
Scotland!
This is a significant
book by C. Thomas Cairney detailing where the Gaels
came from and how clans and families of Ireland and
Scotland fit into the overall picture.
The Ulster-Scots Society of America
Information on the Society and articles about
the Ulster-Scots.
Castles of Scotland
This is where we provide information on traditions
and stories on Scottish Castles.
The Picts
Two articles about the Picts.
Books and Articles about Scotland
This is where we've sourced antiquarian books about
Scotland that give a more detailed look at areas and
aspects of Scotland and have transcribed them onto
the site for you to enjoy. Full books in here
include History of Stirlingshire, History of Leith
and A Summer in Skye, to name but a few.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
A very detailed account of Bonnie
Prince Charlie's attempt at getting his father back
onto the throne of Great Britain. The 1745
Rebellion.
Historic Places to go in Scotland
Gives you a listing of places and
castles of historic interest by region along with
small descriptions and quite a few pictures as well
as links to places where you'll find further
information.
Significant and Famous Scots
This is a big menu of Scots that
made a difference. Most of the people listed have an
individual web pages about them.
Scottish Regiments
Accounts of some of our famous
Scottish regiments and their formation during the
late 1700's which includes various battles in
America and Canada as well as in the West Indies and
Europe.
Scottish Freemasonry
Information on the Scottish Freemasons.
Strange Tales from Scotland
Ghosties and Goullies and Long
Legged Beasties. In other words some ghost stories,
fairy tales and other strange tales.
Famous Battles
Accounts of some famous Scottish
battles.
Sir William Wallace
The film Braveheart made him
rather famous so here is a new account of this
famous person.
Highland Clearances
Here we try to group articles and other material
about the Highland Clearances.
History of Sports in Scotland
Curling, Golf, Shinty, etc.
The Other 70%
This is a series of articles from Judith Lloyd about
the 70% of Scots that are not members of a clan.
Edinburgh's Pioneer Photographers
A video presentation.
Knights Templar
We've all heard of them and this
is our attempt to tell you a bit about them. Our
thanks to Kelly d. for the research.
World History of Scottish Connections
This is where we store information on Scottish links
with the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New
Zealand, Russia and Iceland. Lots of history and
biographies of Scots descendant.
The Working Life of an MSP
Read a weekly digest of the work of Linda Fabiani,
MSP for Central Scotland.
Baronets of Nova Scotia
Who are the
Baronets of Nova Scotia and how important are they.
Scottish Heritage
This is where we highlight
Scottish societies and organisations around the
world.
Tartan Day
Tells
you all about Tartan day and how it came about.
Stories from the Scotsman
From time to time I find a grand wee story on the
Scotsman newspaper and add them in here.
Historic Picture Gallery
Here we provide pictures of scenes and items from
Old Scotland.
Banffshire Maritime Heritage Association
Learning of the Maritime history of Banffshire
Scottish History from the BBC
An interesting site which is certainly worth a
visit.
Comparing the purchasing power of money in Great
Britain from 1264 to 2002
A site that gives you the opportunity of
comparing prices.
The History of Northumberland
The country just beneath Scotland
Scottish Records Society
Many volumes of old Scottish records
Lossiemouth
History and community of Lossiemouth
Other Pages of Historical Interest
Loads more great historical
information here.
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