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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Sheriffmuir 1715 by Stuart Reid (Author) Sheriffmuir 1715 is the military history of a doomed Jacobite rising in Scotland, which enjoyed far more p...
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From the Stone Age to the Forty-five by by Anne C. O'Connor (Editor), D.V. Clarke (Editor)
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Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring som...
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On 28th June 1746, Flora MacDonald and her "maid" Betty Burke, sailed over the sea to Skye. The "maid" was Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was fleeing a...
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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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Robert the Bruce and All That by Alan Burnett Learn history the fun way in an entertaining and informative series of books about key people from Sc...
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The Lords of the Isles: Clan Donald by Ronald Williams From the establishment of the Kingdom of Dalriada in Argyll by Fergus Mor, around AD 500, th...
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Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation c.1100-1707. Volume 5 Part of an authoritative and thought-provoking five-volume series - Scotland:...
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From the author of the acclaimed Britain from the Rails, an entertaining armchair read and practical guide rolled into one. Engaging, eccentric, in...
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A unique collection of traditional stories about faeries, elves and goblins. Faeries, elves, goblins, leprechauns, brownies, spriggans and many oth...
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The OS Historical Map series comprises of Ancient Britain and Roman Britain. Each archaeological period is identified using different symbols and c...
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Placenames are a constant source of debate. Who was Edwin, whose name is said to live on in that of Scotland's capital city? Are the 'drum' and 'ch...
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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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Glasgow has one of the bloodiest and most tumultuous histories on record, riddled with plagues and pirate attacks, religious divides and reconcilia...
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No nation on earth has a richer, more colourful, and more long–standing heritage of evangelical awakenings than Scotland – yet most people are unfa...
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First paperback edition of this classic book on runes and runelore, with special attention to the runic artifacts of the British Isles, by renowned...
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When the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia struck an uncharted reef off the new continent of Australia on her maiden voyage in 1629, 332 men, women and c...
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'Oliver is an evocative storyteller, vividly bringing his tales to life' BBC HistoryFrom Genghis Khan's domination on earth to Armstrong's first st...
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Alexander the Great's death in Babylon that fateful day in June 323 BC triggered an unprecedented crisis. Within a couple of days, Macedonian blood...
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An examination of the ways in which the fluid concept of "chivalry" has been used and appropriated after the Middle Ages. One of the most difficult...
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This is the remarkable story of Donald Caskie, minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of the German invasion of France in 1940. Although h...
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The burial grounds, graveyards and cemeteries of Fife contain many fascinating historical tales, often with interesting superstitions attached. All...
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Partly as a result of poor commanders and partly because the Romans had an innate and misguided belief in the invincibility of their legions, the f...
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Arranged as a diary around a calendar year, Those Who Marched Away tells many individual stories from many wars down the ages, with several compell...
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Stanley Spencer enlisted with the Royal Fusiliers as a private in 1915 and was commissioned in 1917 and thereafter served with the West Yorkshire R...
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Warfare was a crucial aspect of Celtic society, deeply linked to the spreading of their culture through all Europe. Between the fifth century BC, w...
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There are 37,780 First World War memorials in Britain, listing names from all walks of life - estates, villages, places of work. They stand as land...
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Discover inspiring stories of heroism, adventure, endurance and survival from throughout history. Captain Robert Falcon Scott didn't start out life...
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THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully...
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The Story of the World in 100 Moments : Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world. From Genghis Khan's domination on earth t...
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Old photographs of Kilconquhar and Colinsburgh collected by Eric Eunson including the Town Hall, Churches, War Memorial, Balcarres House, Pitcorthi...
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Oakwood Press gloss card covered book with square bound spine. OL149 in the Oakwood library of railway history. Continuing Andrew Hajducki's histor...
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Oakwood Press gloss card covered book with square bound spine. OL149 in the Oakwood library of railway history. Continuing Andrew Hajducki's histor...
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Oakwood Press gloss card covered book with square bound spine. OL149 in the Oakwood library of railway history. Continuing Andrew Hajducki's histor...
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A wall in the distant north cuts the world in two. Ruthless seaborne warriors raid the coasts from their war galleys, yearning to regain lost glori...
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'For the sake of decency, gentlemen, don't hang me high.' This was the last request of modest murderess Mary Blandy, who was hanged for poisoning h...
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