Scottish History

This guide by J. D. Mackie includes an introduction defending Scottish history as a subject independent from general British history.

J. D. Mackie (Author)

9781107622166, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 2013

40 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 0.2 cm, 0.05 kg

The National Book League was a precursor to the current Booktrust, and was set up in 1924 by the Society of Bookmen in order to promote reading, particularly among the young. To that end, the NBL issued Reader's Guides on a variety of subjects, each written by an author with expertise in that field and containing an annotated bibliography of recommended titles on the subject. J. D. Mackie had a distinguished career as a historian of Scotland, and was appointed Historiographer Royal for Scotland in 1957, the year after this guide was published. This guide includes an introduction defending Scottish history as a subject independent from general British history, and a bibliography divided by period and by specific points of interest, including Scottish art and the role played by Scots in the development of the British Empire.

Introduction
Reading List: 1. Historical apparatus
2. General histories
3. Prehistory
4. Scotland in Roman times
5. The Dark Ages
6. Mediaeval Scotland
7. Late mediaeval Scotland
8. The Reformation and the sixteenth century
9. The seventeenth century
10. The union of the parliaments
11. The eighteenth century
12. Modern Scotland
13. Social and economic history
14. Constitutional history
15. Ecclesiastical history
16. Education in Scotland
17. The Highlands
18. Scotland and the empire
19. Scottish art
20. Scottish literature
Index of authors.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]