History by Region
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The Endless Tide [Paperback]
Iain R. Thomson(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476589
Published by : Origin
In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of country life to political and scientific issues... .... Learn More -
The Forth and Clyde Canal: A History [Paperback]
Thomas Dowds(Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781912476435
Published by : Origin
The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest engineering project that had ever been seen in Scotland. It allowed coal and machinery to travel East and grain to travel West. Passengers could travel between Glasgow and Edinbu... .... Learn More -
Cupar: The History of a Small Scottish Town [Paperback]
Paula Martin(Author)
$21.95ISBN: 9781912476732
Published by : Origin
Cupar was created a royal burgh in 1328, though its name is Pictish, suggesting that there had been an important settlement there since the 7th or 8th century if not earlier. Until the 16th century it was among the richest royal burghs in Scotland... .... Learn More -
The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 [Paperback]
Barbara Crawford(Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781912476817
Published by : Origin
The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island ... .... Learn More -
Glasgow Street Names [Paperback]
Carol Foreman(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476879
Published by : Origin
In this hugely enlightening book, Carol Foreman investigates the origins of many of Glasgow's street names, examining the influences and inspirations for many of the city's most famous thoroughfares, from local association and sentimentality to th... .... Learn More -
The Antonine Wall [Paperback]
David Breeze(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476930
Published by : Origin
As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about ... .... Learn More -
The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge [Paperback]
Elspeth Wills(Author)
$28.95ISBN: 9781839830044
Published by : Origin
The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustr... .... Learn More -
The Black Douglases: War and Lordship in Late Medieval Scotland, 1300-1455 [Paperback]
Michael Brown(Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781910900413
Published by : John Donald
During the century and a half of their power the Black Douglases earned fame as Scotland’s champions in the front line of war against England. On their shields they bore the bloody heart of Robert Bruce, the symbol of their claim to be the p... .... Learn More -
Cromwell and Scotland: Conquest and Religion 1650-1660 [Paperback]
R. Scott Spurlock(Author)
$34.95ISBN: 9781910900437
Published by : John Donald
This book examines the role of religion in the story of Oliver Cromwell’s invasion and subsequent occupation of Scotland. Analysis of the printed propaganda produced by the Scots and the English makes it clear that both nations defined their... .... Learn More -
She is But a Woman: Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463 [Paperback]
Fiona Downie(Author)
$34.95ISBN: 9781910900499
Published by : John Donald
She is But a Woman, the first in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens, investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by exploring the art of queenship as practised by Joan Beaufort and Mary of Guel... .... Learn More
