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    This reading list identifies some of the important works on Scottish history. I have arranged them by period rather than subject (except for the Wars of Independence). Where books are in print, I have included links to Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble should you wish to purchase them directly.
     
Source Material
Bain. J.
Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland
Donaldson, Prof. G
Scottish Historical Documents
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Walter Bower, ed. D.E.R. Watt (Aberdeen 1987-)
Scotichronicon
Stevenson J.
Documents illustrative of the history of Scotland
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Amazon.co.uk  
General Histories
Scotland
Dickinson W. Croft, Scotland from Earliest Times to 1603 (Oxford), 1977, revised by A.A.M. Duncan (ISBN 0-19-822465-6) Lynch. M. Scotland - A New History (Century), 1991, (ISBN 0-7126-3413-4)
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Edinburgh History of Scotland
AAM Duncan
Scotland: The making of the kingdom
R Nicholson
Scotland: The later middle ages
Edinburgh History of Scotland Volume I   Edinburgh History of Scotland Volume II  
   
Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
New History of Scotland
GWS Barrow
Kingship and Unity: Scotland 1000-1306
A Grant
Independence and Nationhood: Scotland 1306-1469
Kingship & Unity - Scotland 1000-1306 Amazon.com Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com Barnes & Noble.com
Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
Other General
Ferguson W.
Scotland's relations with England - A survey to 1707
Grant A. & Stringer K.J.
Medieval Scotland - Crown, Lordship & Community.
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England
Powicke Sir M.
The Thirteenth Century 1216-1307
McKisack M.
The Fourteenth Century 1307-1399
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Wales
Davis R.R.
The Age of Conquest - Wales 1063-1415
Morris J.E.
The Welsh wars of Edward I
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Barnes & Noble.com Barnes & Noble.com
Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
General Histories
Scotland
Barron. Dr. E.M.
The Scottish War of Independence
GWS Barrow
Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm
The Scottish War of Independence   Robert Bruce & the Community of the Realm of Scotland Amazon.com
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Watson F.
Under the Hammer - Edward I and Scotland 1286-1307
 
     
   
Amazon.co.uk  
Bruce
Barbour. J ed. W. Skeat
The Bruce
Barbour. J ed A.A.M.Duncan
The Bruce
Barbour's Bruce   Barbour's Bruce Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com Barnes & Noble.com
Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
Barbour. J ed G. Eyre-Todd
The Bruce
McNamee Colm
The Wars of the Bruces
Barbour's Bruce Amazon.com The Wars of the Bruces Scotland, England & Ireland Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble.com Barnes & Noble.com
Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
Wallace
Ferguson. J.
William Wallace- Guardian of Scotland
Gray. D.J.
William Wallace - The King's Enemy
William Wallace Guardian of Scotland   William Wallace - The King's Enemy Amazon.com
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Reese. P.
Wallace - A biography
 
William Wallace - A Biography Amazon.com    
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Edward I, II & III
Prestwich M.
War politics & finance under Edward I
Prestwich M.
Edward I
War Politics & Finance under Edward I Amazon.com Edward I Amazon.com
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Amazon.co.uk Amazon.co.uk
Prestwich M.
The Three Edwards - War & State in England 1272 - 1377
Paul Doherty
Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II
The Three Edwards - War & State in England Amazon.com Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II Amazon.com
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Military
Ashdown. C.H.
British & Foreign Arms & Armour
Christison. Gen. Sir P.
"Bannockburn- A study in military history" Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1959.
European Arms & Armour Amazon.com No Image  
   
Amazon.co.uk  
Lydon. J.F.
"The Hobelar- An Irish contribution to medieval warfare." - The Irish Sword, Volume II 1954
Lydon. J.F.
"An Irish Army in Scotland 1296" - The Irish Sword, Volume V, 1962.
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MacKenzie Dr. W.M.
Bannockburn: A Study in medieval warfare
Morris J.E.
Bannockburn
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Morris J.E.
"Mounted Infantry in medieval warfare" - Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Oakeshott R.Ewart
A knight & his armour
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Oakeshott R.Ewart
A Knight in Battle
Oakeshott R.Ewart
A Knight & His Castle
A Knight in Battle Amazon.com A Knight & His Castle Amazon.com
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Oakeshott R.Ewart
A Knight & His Horse
Oakeshott R.Ewart
A Knight & His Weapons
A Knight & His Horse   A Knight & His Weapons Amazon.com
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Oman Sir C.
Art of war in the middle ages
Prestwich M.
Armies & Warfare in the Middle Ages - The English Experience
The Art of War in the Middle Ages Amazon.com Armies & Warfare in the Middle Ages - the English Experience Amazon.com
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  Amazon.co.uk