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...
Rosemary Goring
The Lady Tram Driver Has Arrived: Women’s History Month V
29 Mar '21
In 1915, Glasgow was the first city in Britain to hire female tram drivers, partly as a result of the deficit of male workers during the war. This...
After Flodden: Women’s History Month IV
23 Mar '21
This week, in our series of Women’s History Month extracts from Rosemary Goring’s Scotland: Her Story, we encounter an instance of women...
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...
Women’s History Month – Scotland: Her Story, Part II
08 Mar '21
In our second extract from Rosemary Goring’s essential anthology, Scotland: Her Story, we present an interview with the only Scottish...
March is Women’s History Month: ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ by Janice Galloway from Scotland: Her Story
02 Mar '21
March is Women’s History Month, with International Women’s Day taking place on 8th March. Rosemary Goring’s anthology, Scotland:...
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...
Shining a light on the past
19 Nov '19
Rosemary Goring takes a look at two strong new history titles.
