Looking for a book on Scottish history

[macwilkin]

Since this subject regularly comes up, perhaps our resident historian could come up with a list of the basic five or six books that should be on everyone's shelf.

What do you say Cajunscot? A suggest reading list for 101-- An Introduction to Scottish History?

That will require some pondering, to be sure...of course, is this just Scottish history, or may I include titles relating to the Scottish diaspora?

Some titles that come to mind:

Alan Young's In the Footsteps of Robert Bruce. Sutton Publishing, 1999.
Maggie Craig's Damn Rebel Bitches: Women of the '45 Edinburgh: Mainstrem, 2000.*
Diana Henderson's Highland Soldier: A Social Study of the Highland Regiments, 1820-1920. John Donald, 1997 and The Scottish Regiments. Collins (2nd Edition), 2001.

*I just like typing the title.

T.