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A Short History of Scotland

A Short History of Scotland

by Andrew LANG (1844 - 1912)

A Short History of Scotland is a consise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by the author of a much longer Scottish history. (Summary by Sibella Denton.)


01 - Ch. 1: Scotland and the Romans

02 - Ch. 2: Christianity - The Rival Kingdoms

03 - Ch. 3: Early Wars of Races

04 - Ch. 4: Malcolm Canmore - The Norman Conquest

05 - Ch. 5: David I and His Times, pt 1

06 - Ch. 5: David I and His Times, pt 2

07 - Ch. 6: Malcolm and the Maiden

08 - Ch. 7: Encroachments of Edward I - Wallace

09 - Ch. 8: Bruce and the War of Independence

10 - Ch. 9: Decadence and Disasters - Reign of David II

11 - Ch. 10: Early Stuart Kings: Robert II

12 - Ch. 11: James I

13 - Ch. 12: James II

14 - Ch. 13: James III

15 - Ch. 14: James IV, pt 1

16 - Ch. 14: James IV, pt2

17 - Ch. 15: James V and the Reformation

18 - Ch. 16: The Minority of Mary Stuart

19 - Ch. 17: Regency of Arran

20 - Ch. 18: Regency of Mary of Guise

21 - Ch. 19: The Great Pillage, pt 1

22 - Ch. 19: The Great Pillage, pt 2

23 - Ch. 20: Mary in Scotland, pt 1

24 - Ch. 20: Mary in Scotland, pt 2

25 - Ch. 21: Minority of James I

26 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 1

27 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 2

28 - Ch. 22: Reign of James I, pt 3

29 - Ch. 23: The Gowrie Conspiracy, pt 1

30 - Ch. 23: The Gowrie Conspiracy, pt 2

31 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 1

32 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 2

33 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 3

34 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 4

35 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 5

36 - Ch. 24: Charles I, pt 6

37 - Ch. 25: Conquered Scotland

38 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 1

39 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 2

40 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 3

41 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 4

42 - Ch. 26: The Restoration, pt 5

43 - Ch. 27: William and Mary, pt 1

44 - Ch. 27: William and Mary, pt 2

45 - Ch. 28: Darien

46 - Ch. 29: Preliminaries to the Union

47 - Ch. 30: George I

48 - Ch. 31: The Argathelians and the Squadrone

49 - Ch. 32: The First Secession

50 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 1

51 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 2

52 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 3

53 - Ch. 33: The Last Jacobite Rising, pt 4

54 - Conclusion