That loss for Scottish history has been bemoaned by Scottish historians.
The knighthood was a unique distinction for a Scottish historian at that time.
I doubt if many Scottish historians would take this line nowadays.
Henry Guthrie (c. 1600 - 1676) was a 17th-century Scottish historian and cleric.
The title page bore the image of George Buchanan, a 16th-century Scottish historian.
Some eighteenth century Scottish historians doubted the authenticity of Scott's publication.
Joseph Robertson (17 May 1810 - 13 December 1866) was a Scottish historian and record scholar.
Alan Orr Anderson (1879-1958) was a Scottish historian and compiler.
Robert Wodrow (1679 - 21 March 1734) was a Scottish historian.
D. (1849-1931) was a Scottish historian and antiquary.