Scotland: James V - James VII

The Edinburgh History of Scotland #3

by Gordon Donaldson

Volume 3 of a 4-volume landmark history of Scotland, covering the period including the Union of the Crowns, the Reformation, Mary Queen of Scots, the Covenant and the Civil War, the Restoration, up to the Glorious Revolution - 1513-1689.

Genres: History

464 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

Professor of Scottish History at Edinburgh University, 1963-1979. Historiographer Royal in Scotland, 1979-1993.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s just over 50 years since I first picked up this work. It, and its three companion volumes, saw me through secondary school and an undergraduate degree in Scottish History. The boxed set of paperbacks which I purchased in 1978 have seldom gone unopened since for more than a couple of months at a time.

I was lucky enough to study under both Donaldson and Ferguson at Edinburgh University so any review I might write of their respective volumes in the set are coloured by affection and respect. Nevertheless I would suggest that Donaldson’s volume has yet to be superseded in terms of narrative and analysis of the period.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my text books when I was studying history at the University of Aberdeen. High time to reread it, I think.