Scottish History

By: Daniel F. Ring
Assistant Professor
Phone: (248) 370-2498
E-mail: ring@oakland.edu


For print sources such as encyclopedias and periodical indexes, see British History.

INTERNET RESOURCES

Resources

Scottish History Online
Has a search engine.

Scotland in the Dark Ages, c. 400-1060

The Kingdoms of Lowland Scotland
Encyclopedia article.

A Brief History of Scotland
This is a book.

Scottish History
There are over 10,000 links here to history, battles and regiments.

In Search of Scotland
From the BBC, this site provides short essays on different periods from prehistoric days to the present.

Scottish History Online
There are many links at the top of the page but the most useful is Scottish History that will link you to a variety of resources such as Bonnie Prince Charlie or Scottish Hillbillies and Rednecks.

Scottish History
This site has links to a variety of sources such as The Glencoe Tragedy or The Highland Clearances.


Maps

Maps from our Collections (National Library of Scotland)

Map of Scotland

 

Biographies

Biographies
Covers biographies of lesser-known royalty from the time of King Arthur.

Scots Who Made a Difference

Significant Scots

Note: There are a few sites under Timelines that have links to people.


Documents

The Declaration of Arbroath

On William Wallace and Robert the Bruce

Treaty of the Union 1706


Chronologies or Timelines

Scottish History Timeline
Has links to people and events.

A Timeline of Scottish History

Scotland’s Past
Also useful for biography.

Scotland's Pages

 


Created on 3/23/04 by Daniel F. Ring, / Last updated on 9/4/08 by mj
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