2022 Previews: History and Politics 28 Jan '22 This year, Birlinn’s history and politics books tackle the most thorny topics of our time including Scottish Independence and China’s... Read More
Visit Scotland FIVE STAR AWARD for The Great Tapestry of Scotland 08 Dec '21 A new gallery housing The Great Tapestry of Scotland opened in late August of this year. Three months on and it has won one of the country’s... Read More
Reappraising the caricature – Extract from Neville Chamberlain: The Passionate Radical 09 Sep '21 Neville Chamberlain is remembered today as Hitler’s credulous dupe, the man who proclaimed in September 1938 that the Munich agreement guaranteed... Read More
Convent Espionage: Women’s History Month III 15 Mar '21 Our third instalment of extracts for Women’s History Month is a double decker: early-modern prioresses and the very modern Muriel Spark. The... Read More
2021 Preview: History and Current Affairs 22 Jan '21 From books exploring the interwoven history of tea and Scotland to the rise of China’s surveillance state, we have a range of brilliantly... Read More
Shining a light on the past 19 Nov '19 Rosemary Goring takes a look at two strong new history titles. Read More