- *The Early History of Scotland to 1424* (1962)
- *Scotland's History: A Short Survey* (1965)
- *The Last Rising* (1969)
- *The 1745 Rebellion: A Short Account* (1970)
- *A Short History of Scotland: From Earliest Times to 1603* (1981)
- *The Treaty of Union: Scotland and England 1707* (1988)
- *A Short History of Scotland: From 1603 to 1966* (1989)
- *The Scots in History: Their Origins and Destiny* (1991)
- *The Making of Scotland: An Historical Atlas* (1992)
- *A History of Scotland: Volume 2: 1603 to 1745* (2000)
- *A History of Scotland: Volume 3: 1745 to 1945* (2003)
Historical articles and essays:
- *The Medieval Period* (1969)
- *The Later Middle Ages* (1970)
- *The Reformation and After* (1971)
- *The Union and the Industrial Revolution* (1972)
- *Scotland Since the Union* (1973)
- *Scotland and the Union* (1975)
- *The Scottish Revolution* (1976)
- *The Union of the Crowns* (1978)
- *The Jacobite Rebellion of 1745* (1979)
- *The Scottish Reformation* (1980)
- *The Scottish Renaissance* (1981)
- *The Scottish Enlightenment* (1982)
- *The Union of the Parliaments* (1983)
- *The Scottish Diaspora* (1984)
- *The Industrial Revolution in Scotland* (1985)
- *The Scottish Highlands* (1986)
- *The Scottish Lowlands* (1987)
- *The Scottish Borders* (1988)
- *The Scottish Islands* (1989)
- *The Scottish Economy* (1990)
- *The Scottish Polity* (1991)
- *The Scottish Church* (1992)
- *The Scottish People* (1993)
- *The Scottish Culture* (1994)
- *The Scottish Highlands and Islands* (1995)
- *The Scottish Diaspora* (1996)
- *The Scottish Economy* (1997)
- *The Scottish Polity* (1998)
- *The Scottish Church* (1999)
- *The Scottish People* (2000)
- *The Scottish Culture* (2001)
- *The Scottish Highlands and Islands* (2002)
- *The Scottish Diaspora* (2003)
- *The Scottish Economy* (2004)
- *The Scottish Polity* (2005)
- *The Scottish Church* (2006)
- *The Scottish People* (2007)
- *The Scottish Culture* (2008)
- *The Scottish Highlands and Islands* (2009)
- *The Scottish Diaspora* (2010)
- *The Scottish Economy* (2011)
- *The Scottish Polity* (2012)
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