Research areas
Professor Mason's broad research areas are political thought and culture in late medieval and early modern Scotland; the development of national consciousness and identities in Britain, 1100-1700; Renaissance and Reformation studies.
Professor Mason is founding director of the 58吃瓜 Institute of Scottish Historical Research. He is a former editor of the Scottish Historical Review and general editor of the 10 volume New Edinburgh History of Scotland published by Edinburgh University Press.
He has published extensively in the field of Scottish political thought, including acclaimed editions of the writings of John Knox and George Buchanan, and also on issues of religious and political identity in Scotland from the Wars of Independence to the Union of Parliaments.
Selected publications
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Mason, R. A., Apr 2015, In: Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. 35, 1, p. 1-24
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Mason, R. A., 2013, In: Scottish Historical Review. 92, 1, p. 38-65 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Mason, R. A., Jun 2014, Kings, Lords and Men in Scotland and Britain, 1300-1625: Essays in Honour of Jenny Wormald. Boardman, S. (ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, p. 265-282 18 p.
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Open access
Mason, R., 11 Jul 2020, In: History. 105, 366, p. 402-421 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Mason, R. A., 1 Nov 2021, In: The Innes Review. 72, 2, p. 158-176 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Mason, R. A., 5 Nov 2021, In: The Mediaeval Journal. 10, 1, p. 129-150 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review