Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
discover Discover

Essentials of Scottish History
Purple Star emoji 10 items
By
Elaine M profile picture
Elaine M
The best books for anyone wanting to know more about the history of Scotland
Sections
2
 
General History
 
Scotland Before Scotland

General History

Books that will give you an all-round over-view of Scots history - perfect for those who haven't read much of the subject before

 
Elaine M profile picture
An excellent general history with a warm, engaging, tone
Scotland: The Story of a Nation
placeholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
An engaging journey through Scots history, packed with insights and interesting facts many authors overlook
Scotland: A History from Earliest Times
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
A glorious book which connects history and the land in a visual feast.
A History of Scotland's Landscapes Guide
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
All round guide to Scotland's complex and long history.
Scotland: History of a Nation
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder

Scotland Before Scotland

History books which specialise in the history of Scotland before  843

 
Elaine M profile picture
A well written insight into the peoples who inhabited ancient Scotland
The Makers of Scotland | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
placeholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
Excellent book filled with facts, particularly good for students
Picts, Gaels and Scots | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
placeholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
Fascinating insight into modern Scot's most mysterious ancestors
The Picts: A History (New Edition)
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
Interesting book which covers often forgotten Kingdom's in the South of Scotland
The Men of the North: Britons of Southern Scotland
placeholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
A fascinating and different take on some fo Scotland's ancient history
The Faded Map: Lost Kingdoms of Scotland
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Elaine M profile picture
In-depth look at the events and people which shaped the Kingdom of Alba
From Pictland to Alba, 789-1070
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder