Modern - History

The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470 [Paperback]

Barbara Crawford(Author)

$29.95

ISBN: 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

St. Valery: The Impossible Odds [Paperback]

Bill Innes(Editor)

$14.95

ISBN: 9781912476909
Published by : Origin
The gallant rearguard action which led to the capture of the 51st Highland Division at St Valéry-en-Caux (two weeks after the famous evacuation of the main British army from Dunkirk) may have burned itself into the consciousness of an older... .... Learn More

The Works of Thomas Traherne [complete set] [Hardback]

Jan Ross(Editor)

$965.00

ISBN: 9781843840473
Published by : D.S. Brewer
Series: Works of Thomas Traherne
Thomas Traherne [1637? - 1674], a clergyman of the Church of England during the Restoration, was little known until the early twentieth century, when his poetry and Centuries of Meditations were discovered. There have been since miscellaneo... .... Learn More

The Forth and Clyde Canal: A History [Paperback]

Thomas Dowds(Author)

$14.95

ISBN: 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

Hebridean Island: Memories of Scarp [Paperback]

Angus Duncan(Author)

$34.95

ISBN: 9781912476695
Published by : Origin
The island of Scarp lies off the west coast of North Harris in the Outer Hebrides and was populated for more than 400 years until 1971, when the last of the native population left. This magnificent account of Scarp describes an island commun... .... Learn More

Cupar: The History of a Small Scottish Town [Paperback]

Paula Martin(Author)

$21.95

ISBN: 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

Fast and Bonnie: History of William Fife and Son, Yachtbuilders [Paperback]

May Fife McCallum(Author)

$34.95

ISBN: 9781912476749
Published by : Origin
William Fife and Son was one of the premier yacht building yards in Britain and one of the most famous in the world. Some of the most beautiful yachts ever built were designed by three notable members of the Fife family. William Fife I, originally... .... Learn More

North Uist in History and Legend [Paperback]

Bill Lawson(Author)

$18.95

ISBN: 9781912476961
Published by : Origin
Like all the Hebrides, North Uist has a fascinating history and a landscape scattered with historic sites, from Neolithic burial chambers, Iron Age forts and medieval churches to battle-sites and townships forged in the days of kelp trade and dese... .... Learn More

This Great Harbour: Scapa Flow [Paperback]

W.S. Hewison(Author)

$28.95

ISBN: 9781912476862
Published by : Origin
Known by mariners since Viking times as a safe anchorage in notoriously savage waters, Scapa Flow is the seaway that runs between the Orkney mainland and the island of Hoy. As the northern base of the Royal Navy and Allied fleets in two world wars... .... Learn More

The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge [Paperback]

Elspeth Wills(Author)

$28.95

ISBN: 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