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How Scotland Got Here - The Magnificent Seven
Scotland: A New HistoryScotland: A New History by Michael Lynch
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.99
The best single volume history of Scotland, bar none.
The Scottish Nation: 1700-2000The Scottish Nation: 1700-2000 by T.M. Devine
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The best history of Scotland's time in the UK.
The Lion in the NorthThe Lion in the North by John Prebble
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The most readable history book I have ever picked up. Covers the whole of Scottish history
The Highland ClearancesThe Highland Clearances by John Prebble
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So much of this explains current Scottish, and particularly Highland, attitudes. Moving and lucid.
Dynasty - The Stuarts 1600 - 1807Dynasty - The Stuarts 1600 - 1807 by John Macleod
A history of Scotland's own monarchy. Their conversion to Englishness and the Scottish reaction resonates today.
A Guide to the Scottish Parliament: The Shape of Things to ComeA Guide to the Scottish Parliament: The Shape of Things to Come by Centre for Scottish Public Policy
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A good, idiot-proof description of the Scottish Parliament.
Devolution in the United KingdomDevolution in the United Kingdom by Vernon Bogdanor
Buy new: £8.57 / Used from: £3.64
A solid description of the Devolution setlement, with sound historical background and interesting flags for the future.