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Paperback | Pub: 02 Sep 2021£9.99
In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had...
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Paperback | Pub: 15 Dec 2022£7.99
In 1801, some five years after Robert Burns’ death, nine of his friends sat down to dinner in what is now known as Burns Cottage in Alloway to celebrate his extraordinary life and to give thanks for his friendship. Over the years the informal...
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Paperback | Pub: 02 Apr 2020£7.99
Writing well over a thousand years ago, the Celtic saints and their followers who penned them reflected not just the cares and concerns of their own times, but also gave voice to the universal human experience – the hopes, fears, joys and...
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Hardback | Pub: 04 May 2023£17.99
‘You may never have been, may never go, may never even have heard of the place – but Malawi will repay your attention. It is one of the smallest, poorest countries in Africa, often overlooked; but its relationship with us in the West has been...
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Paperback | Pub: 04 Apr 2024£14.99
The discovery of a long-forgotten physic garden and the restoration of an old weathered Celtic cross on a coastal headland on the beautiful Scottish island of Mull led the authors of this book on a fascinating voyage into the history of one branch...
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Jan 2001£25.00
This volume looks at the way that perceptions of Scottish identity have changed through the centuries, from early medieval to modern times. ‘The idea of Scotland as a single country, corresponding to the realm of the king of Scots, and of the...
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Paperback | Pub: 12 Apr 2018£14.99
This book has been seminal in bringing to the fore the injustices that have been inflicted on the Highlands in the name of government and landlord – injustices often lost in the name of dry statistics and academic balance. Written by a man who has...
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Paperback | Pub: 01 Apr 2021£6.99
Customs play an important part in all societies and offer fascinating insights into a country’s history and culture. Scotland boasts a multitude of unique customs, many of which can be traced back to the times of the Druids, Celts and Romans. This...
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E-Book | Pub: 24 Nov 2003£25.00
This book deals with the problem of Scottish identity within the British context in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. On James VI’s succession to the English throne in 1603 the Scots were troubled at the prospect of Scotland’s nationhood...
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Paperback | Pub: 01 Apr 2021£6.99
Proverbs, once described as ‘the wisdom of many and the wit of one’, offer unique insights the way of life and the social mores of past generations. This book features an introduction which explores the role of proverbs in Scottish culture and...