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Archaeological Diving Unit – Mingary Castle
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/institutes/sims/Adu/wrecks/sites/51.html
The ADU visited the wreck in 1999 and in August 2000 it was designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.

Time Traveller's guide to Stuart England
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide17/index.html
Excellent guide to the 17th century with information on Cromwell and the English Civil War.

History Today
www.historytoday.com
Houses over 800 articles related to the history of Scotland.

Scot Wars
www.scotwars.com/Menus/17thcent_index.htmnapoleon/index.html
Good chronology and history of 17th century Scotland, with a biography of the Earl of Argyll and an historical account of Cromwellian Scotland.

Ardnamurchan
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/west-highlands/insert/history.htm
Brief potted history of Mull and Mingary Castle from the Vikings to the present.

Napoleon Guide
www.napoleonguide.com
An outstanding site with information on all aspects of warfare, the Napoleonic era and an animated map of the shifting geography of Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.

National Archives of Scotland
www.nas.gov.uk
NAS has one of the most varied archive collections in the British Isles. It is the main archive for sources of the history of Scotland as a separate kingdom, its role in the British Isles and the links between Scotland and many other countries over the centuries. The NAS holds records spanning the 12th to the 21st centuries, touching on virtually every aspect of Scottish life.

BBC Scottish History
www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory
Easy to digest information on Scottish history with articles and a timeline.

General Register Office for Scotland
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
Department of the devolved Scottish Administration responsible for the registration of births, marriages, deaths, divorces and adoptions in Scotland and for carrying out periodic censuses of Scotland's population.

National Maritime Museum
www.nmm.ac.uk
Opened in 1937, the museum has the most important holdings in the world on the history of Britain at sea and the world's largest maritime historical reference library including books dating back to the 15th century.

Books

Britain in Revolution: 1625-1660 by Austin Woolrych (Oxford University Press, 2002)
Captures the drama and passion of the English Civil War when, throughout the middle decades of the 17th century, England, Scotland and Ireland were convulsed by political upheaval and wracked by rebellion. This is a fast-paced yet balanced story.
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Scotland's Historic Shipwrecks by Colin Martin (BT Batsford, 1998)
Describes six historic shipwrecks that took place off Scotland from the time of the Spanish Armada to the 18th century. The author tells of their rediscovery and the archaeological investigation on the sea floor. Each shipwreck is set in its wider historical context.
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The English Civil War at First Hand by Tristram Hunt (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2002)
The famous struggles between Roundheads and Cavaliers, Puritans and Anglicans, and English, Scots and Irish get the TV treatment in Tristram Hunt's new book.
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Maritime Scotland by Brian Lavery (BT Batsford, 2001)
Maritime history has played a large part in shaping Scotland; the sea forms most of their boundaries and provides food, livelihoods and transport. Two maritime themes, the oil industry and nuclear submarine bases, are still at the forefront of Scottish politics.
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A History of the Scottish People, 1560-1830 by TC Smout (Fontana Press, 1987)
Easy to read social history of Scotland.
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