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
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... Read More
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... 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
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... Read More
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:... 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