A concise history of Scotland / by Maclean, Fitzroy, 1911-

The irresistible rise of Scottish independence? A brief history of Scotland's constitutional debate by Jackson, B

Réflexions sur l’appropriation du théâtre historique élisabéthain par la scène britannique contemporaine : usages de Macbeth dans Thirteenth Night de Howard Brenton (1981) et Dunsi... by Line Cottegnies

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Braveheart (1995). Leprosy: A Stigmatizing Disease by Miguel GARCÍA GARRAUS

“…These were turbulent times in the history of Scotland, which was subject to the power of the King of England, its neighbour, who governed with an iron hand while the members of the Scots nobility competed and fought for the succession to the throne of Scotland, which had been left vacant.…”
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MILITARY DISCOURSE IN THE WORKS OF SCOTTISH POETS-EMIGRANTS OF THE USA OF THE XIXTH CENTURY: SCOTTISH CONTEXT by Velilaeva L. R.

“…The article deals with the military discourse of Scottish poets-emigrants of the USA of the XIXth century related to Scotland. The history of Scotland is the history about struggle for freedom and independence, which were never crowned with success. …”
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THE GENRE OF “HISTORY” IN THE ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 19^th CENTURY by E. V. Somova, M. A. Maslova

“…Scott («Tales of a Grandfather being the History of Scotland from earliest period to the Battle of Flodden in 1513»), Charles Dickens («A Childs history of England») and William Thackeray («Miss Tickletoby`s Lectures on English History». …”
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A Snapshot in Time: a review of current approaches to archaeological archiving in Scotland by Peter McKeague

“…Built up over several decades, the archives hold over 1.6m items, both analogue and digital, linked to a site inventory of over 320,000 site records relating to the archaeological and architectural history of Scotland. Initially the survey archive of the former Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, the collections now include project archives from professional archaeological companies, academic researchers and, increasingly, community projects. …”
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Scottish architects, imperial identities and India’s built environment in the early twentieth century: the careers of John Begg and George Wittet by Sarah Longair

“…Scottish architects and their role in the shaping of imperial cities around the world have remained largely absent from much of the rich history of Scotland and empire. This article uses the examples of Begg and Wittet to analyse the career trajectories of these two Scottish architects. …”
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The Power of Glass: Craft Scotland Conference, 2022 by Sarah Rothwell, Jessamy Kelly

“…The aim of the conference was to allow a range of individuals, be they academics, researchers, or students of glass and art history within Scotland and the UK, to access contemporary thought within an under-represented field in the UK craft sector. …”
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Introduction: The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 in the Context of Menstrual Politics and History by Bettina Bildhauer, Camilla Mork Røstvik, Sharra L Vostral

“…The ten agendas in their international context provide kaleidoscopic insight into the current state of menstrual politics and history in Scotland and beyond. This introduction also situates this Special Collection as a whole in relation to the field of Critical Menstruation Studies and provides background information about the legislative process and key terminology in Scottish politics and in the history of menstruation.…”
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Effects of salmon farming on benthic Crustacea by J Hall-Spencer, R Bamber

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A GENDERED UNION: AN ANALYSIS OF ANGLO-SCOTTISH GENDER AND POWER DYNAMICS IN ALASDAIR GRAY’S ‘YOU’ (1993) AND ‘MAVIS BELFRAGE’ (1996) by Paula Argueso San Martin

“…Abstract This article examines the representation of Anglo-Scottish power dynamics in Alasdair Gray’s short stories ‘You’ (1993) and ‘Mavis Belfrage’ (1996) from an interdisciplinary framework combining history of Scotland, postcolonial theory and gender studies. …”
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Understanding the late Holocene sea-level and abrupt coastal events history at Gress, Isle of Lewis, Northwest Scotland by Leoh, Khai Ken

“…The late-Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) history of Scotland is intricate, as it lies close to the boundaries of the former British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS). which varies in thickness spatially and temporally. …”
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John Bellenden's Chronicles of Scotland by Harikae, R

The Enlightenment in Scotland

“…Through a series of case studies authors assess the engagement of European intellectuals with Scottish thinkers, looking at the French interpretation of Adam Smith’s notion of sympathy, divergent approaches to the writing of history in Scotland and Germany, and the variety of Neapolitan responses to Scottish thought; the final chapter analyses the links between the ‘moderate Enlightenment’ in Scotland and America. …”

Better Together and the No Campaign: from Project Fear to Grace? by Fiona Simpkins

“…The difficulties that this collaboration represents were immense in that the three participating parties had distinct electoral and political histories in Scotland and each faced inner divisions and distinct challenges which this paper seeks to examine.…”
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Scotland's transnational heritage: legacies of empire and slavery

“…Scotland’s Transnational Heritage draws on the expertise of academics, museum professionals and creative practitioners working together to re-think the way that the transnational histories of Scotland are being told today. It outlines new historical examples of how Scottish trades and institutions benefitted from Empire. …”

Executing Mary Queen of Scots : strategies of representation in early modern Scotland by McElroy, TA

“…The first three chapters focus on seminal texts dating from 1567 to 1571: Robert Sempill’s satirical poetry, George Buchanan’s Detectioun (1571), and John Leslie’s Defence (1569) and Historie of Scotland (1570).</p> <p>Working for Mary’s political opponents, Sempill and Buchanan demonise the Queen by manipulating literary and cultural traditions such as Senecan tragedy, medieval poetic fopoi, and the speculum principis. …”