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111 Places In Fife You Shouldn't Miss by Gillian Tait. Read about 111 places in Fife you shouldn't miss such as tourist attractions...
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1314 Bannockburn illuminated how historically significant this battle was to the structure of Scottish history. Through recent scholarships and st...
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At the beginning of the twentieth century the then civilised world had everything to look forward to: the industrialisation of the previous hundred...
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At the end of 1944, the Nazi army was retreating on both fronts, but not yet defeated. In the east, the Soviets were pushing the Germans westward, ...
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So great was the reputation of Scottish combat troops in the trench warfare of World War I that an unnamed commentator told Haldane, author of the ...
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The “Calendar of Musselburgh witchcraft” was inspired by the recent rediscovery of the Musselburgh burgh records, which had been believed lost. The...
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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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Wars, witches and worship were key elements in the nation of Scotland and the local life of Dalgety Parish during the 17th Century. It was a period...
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All of these have been created by a Scotsperson, although not all will appear on a tea towel listing great Scottish inventions.*Scotland is as old ...
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Broomsticks and cauldrons, familiars and spells: magic and witchcraft conjures a vivid picture in our modern-day imagination. While much of our und...
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This illuminating and insightful guide offers a comprehensive overview of Scottish history, from the kingdom's genesis in the ninth century to the ...
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Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - t...
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This illuminating and insightful guide offers a comprehensive overview of Scottish history, from the kingdom’s genesis in the ninth century to the ...
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In September 2014, the people of Scotland will decide whether - after 407 years of British rule - they want to be an independent country. Chris Bam...
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From prehistoric times to the present day this comprehensive history presents the story of Scotland in bite-size chunks. With full colour illustrat...
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Born in 1828 near Kelso in the Scottish Borders, Wyllie went to sea as an apprentice seaman in 1852 and quickly rose through the ranks. By 1862 he ...
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A Short History of Parliament is a comprehensive institutional history, not a political history of parliament, though politics is included where, a...
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to re...
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Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the spe...
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Thomas Pennant's first tour of Scotland started at Chester in 1769. Passing through Yorkshire and Durham he paid a brief visit to the Farne Island...
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The folklore of the north-east has provided a rich tapestry for the tales within; from Celtic and Pictish origins meet witches, selkies, smugglers,...
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This book looks at all aspects of the pivotal intellectual relationship between two key figures of the Enlightenment Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78...
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Will Stewart is one of many who have left their old lives behind to seek their fortunes in New Zealand's last great gold rush. The conditions are h...
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This is the story of Alexander Selkirk, Scottish mariner and adventurer, who was delighted to be rescued by passing sailors after four years alone ...
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n 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of ...
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This lively and erudite cultural history of Scotland, from the Jacobite defeat of 1745 to the death of an icon, Sir Walter Scott, in 1832, examines...
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The companion to Damn Rebel Bitches, Maggie Craig focuses on the men of the Jacobite Uprising, so often misrepresented in mainstream history.
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They were modern men: doctors and lawyers, students and teachers, shoemakers and shopkeepers, farmers, gardeners and weavers. Children of the Age o...
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With a predictable regularity the film Battle of Britain appears annually, on cue, in the TV schedules for late summer. It's Showing serves as an a...
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The year is 412 AD. The Roman legions have all withdrawn from Britannia. The cives and tribes who remain no longer have the might of Rome at their ...
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The sight, sound and smell of animals are a part of the story of every great city – and are also part of its hidden history. The royal standard of ...
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Since its completion in 1811, the Bell Rock Lighthouse has been revered as an industrial wonder of the world. The iconic tower was built on the Inc...
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Though Scotland was never successfully conquered by the Roman Empire, the lands north of Hadrian's Wall nonetheless include many Roman sites that b...
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From the world's oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland...
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A riveting pirate tale set in the eighteenth century during the golden age of piracy in the Caribbean, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Jacquel...
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In the nineteenth century, Scotland was renowned as a land of misty glens, engineering innovation and inventive genius. But it was also the home of...
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Telling a story which has been described as 'one of the best kept secrets in Scottish history', Peter Pininski reveals his research on Bonnie Princ...
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The book provides an overview and analysis of the witch trials in the Scottish Borders in the 17th century. The 17th century was a time of upheaval...
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More than 27 million Americans today can trace their lineage to the Scots, whose bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous warfare along the...
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This book uses two small countries, Scotland and Jamaica, to trace the story of how and why Scots became involved for well over a hundred years in ...
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The Boy Scouts Association was just seven years old when war broke out in 1914\. With its members brought up with a strong ethos of duty and loyalt...
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The war was over, new technologies and fashions were springing up; it was to be the beginning of a new and prosperous era and all was to be bright ...
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Crime has always exerted a fascination over us and it continues to do so: witness the often lurid headlines which can be found in every newspaper, ...
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It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain's railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would ta...
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Britain has its fair share of unsolved murders. Crimes that have both fascinated and horrified in equal measure, with many as baffling today as the...
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The British History Encycopedia is a rich visual representation of history in which text and illustration combine to create a real sense of how lif...
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Classic Scottish recipes - over 200 - with game, lamb, bread, soups, fish, barley and porridge, with nutritional advice and details on how to cook ...
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In 1706 19-year-old Mary Channing was convicted of poisoning her husband and became the last woman to be burned at the stake in Dorset. Despite her...
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