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  Boatlines

  Hardback | Pub: 02 Mar 2023

  £16.99

  People are drawn to the harbours and boats of Scotland whether they have a seafaring background or not. Why do boats take on different shapes as you follow the complex shorelines of islands and mainland? And why do the sails they carry appear to be...

• Castle Macnab

  Paperback | Pub: 06 Jun 2019

  £8.99

  In 1920s Scotland a foreign dignitary on a secret visit has been abducted by men who plan to murder him. Veteran adventurer Richard Hannay must recruit three of his oldest friends to prevent a catastrophe that could plunge Europe into another war....

• Down and Out in Paris and London

  Paperback | Pub: 04 Jan 2024

  £7.99

  Published in 1933, and still relevant today, Orwell’s first full-length work is a compassionate and insightful description of the life of the working poor in Paris and the homeless in London. Written when Orwell was a struggling writer in his...

• Edinburgh and the Reformation

  E-Book | Pub: 20 Jan 2004

  £25.00

  Edinburgh’s reformation was one of the last of the great city reformations of the sixteenth century. It took on a highly distinctive shape due to the burgh’s social and economic problems and its position as a cockpit for English policy in...

• The Fire of the Dragon

  Paperback | Pub: 07 Mar 2024

  £12.99

  Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize As seen in The Times, Sunday Times, Spectator, and on Tonight with Andrew Marr (LBC) Under President Xi Jinping, China’s global ambitions have taken a dangerous new turn. Bullying and intimidation have...

• The King Over the Water

  Paperback | Pub: 04 Mar 2021

  £14.99

  Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award Few causes have given rise to such dramatic tales of loyalty, passion and betrayal as the Jacobite dream of restoring the Stuarts to the British throne. Although its failure brought...

• New Perspectives on the Politics and Culture of Early Modern Scotland

  E-Book | Pub: 01 Dec 2021

  £25.00

  This collection of essays on early modern Scotland offers ‘new perspectives’ on aspects of Scottish history from 1560 to 1800. Some essays challenge accepted interpretations; others explore subjects and sources that have previously not attracted...

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  Where Men No More May Reap or Sow

  Hardback | Pub: 06 Jun 2024

  £75.00

  Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with the land, waters, forests and wildlife. This...