Discover history at your finger tips. While historical fiction allows you to take in the grand sweep of history through the lens of an intimate story, there’s so much that the genre leaves out. The true scale of the passing of time is, more often than not, best addressed in by the greatest of our history writers. We don’t need contrived plots or imagined dialogues between the Greats of our history in order to really delve into the past – all we need is a gifted writer who knows how to breathe life into history through their prose.
Thankfully, we have all that and more! As one of the larger sections here at East Neuk Books, we pride ourselves in carrying a large stock of history books ranging through all major periods of our nation’s past. Are you looking to do some research on the great clans of old? A great number of our books will help you do just that. Searching for glimpses into Scottish history before and after the Unification with England? No problem! Hoping for a deep dive into the personalities and histories of larger-than-life figures like Robert the Bruce of Mary, Queen of Scots? If so, you’ve come to the right place.
We live and breathe Scottish history at East Neuk Books, and nothing makes us happier than helping locals rediscover their past. They say that you can’t know the future without knowing the past, and that has never been easier with the flood of great writers and academics doing create research and writing on all periods of our history.
So no matter if you’re looking for a glimpse into a particular decade or a brisk tour of the north’s great history, it’s never been simpler to find great volumes or buy history books online. This weekend, curl up with your next fantastic read and get to know the major figures of our history!
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In the terrible aftermath of the moorland battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Following his magnifi...
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March Past by Lord Lovat Brigadier Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat and 4th Baron Lovat, DSO, MC, TD, JP, DL (9 July 1911 in Beaufo...
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Somerled : Hammer of the Norse by Kathleen McPhee (Author) Born c.1113 in Morvern, Argyll, Somerled was half-Norse through his mother. His fath...
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Scotland: The Story of a Nation By author: Magnus Magnusson. A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-explor...
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One of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journey around th...
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The story of the Highland clans is a gripping one, full of celebrated names and heroic deeds. It is also, as Alistair Moffat reveals, the story of ...
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The Myth of the Jacobite Clans was first published in 1995: a revolutionary book, it argued that British history had long sought to caricature Jaco...
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Somerled : And the Emergence of Gaelic Scotland by John Marsden (Author) Through most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variou...
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Islay : The Land of the Lordship by David Caldwell (Author) This is the history of Islay up to the present day with a particular focus on the peopl...
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Pabay : An Island Odyssey by Christopher Whatley (Author) The tiny diamond-shaped island of Pabay lies in Skye's Inner Sound, just two and a half m...
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The Making of the Crofting Community by James Hunter (Author) This book has been seminal in bringing to the fore the injustices that have been infl...
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The Debating the Highland Clearances (Debates and Documents in Scottish History) provides an explorative look into this controversial eviction. Ha...
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Last of the Chiefs: Alasdair Ronaldson Macdonnell of Glengarry 1773-1823 By Brian D Osborne. This book examines the life and chacter of this Highla...
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History of the Highland Clearances By author: Alexander Mackenzie
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Clan Donald's Greatest Defeat: The Battle of Harlaw by John Sadler One of the bloodiest battles in Scottish history and a devastating defeat for Cl...
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A cultural history of the Scottish Highlands with stunning photographs.
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Saltire First Scottish Book of the Year 2012. Fans of Outlander must read this Saltire Society Literary Awards Scottish First Book of the Year - a ...
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An anthology which presents an account of the lives of the Scottish people across the centuries, including the crofters of the West Highlands or St...
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An account of the mutinies in Highland regiments, beginning with the noble revolt of the Black Watch at Finchley in 1743 and ending with the mutiny...
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From Bannockburn and Robert the Bruce to the union of the crowns and Mary, Queen of Scots; from the Reformation and John Knox, to the Enlightenment...
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Scotland is Not for the Squeamish by Bill Watkins This work mingles the myths and traditions of Celtic nations with true and tall tales of high-sea...
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