Describes the geography, history, interesting sites, daily life, and other aspects of Scotland.
Around 1540 Murdoch Nisbet, associated with a group of Ayrshire Lollards, 'digged and built a vault at the bottom of his own house'. Literally an underground intellectual, hidden in his vault Nisbet could concentrate on reading the ...
The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver.
He vows to figure out what went wrong at the battle, and find a way back to change it. Blue Bells of Scotland is both an action-packed adventure and a tale of redemption that will be remembered long after the last page has been turned
A vivid, comprehensive history of Scotland ranges from its earliest Stone Age settlers, through the influence of the many invaders--Romans, Picts, Vikings, and the English--on the country, to recent movements to promote Scottish ...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “One of the best golf books this century.” —Golf Digest Tom Coyne’s A Course Called Scotland is a heartfelt and humorous celebration of his quest to play golf on every links course in Scotland, the ...
Tartanry and 'Balmoralty': is Scotland's thriving heritage industry an economic blessing or the curse of negative stereotyping? Since the eighteenth century, heritage has been synonymous with 'heritage tourism'. This book...
From the death of James III to the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, Jane Dawson tells story of Scotland from the perspective of its regions and of individual Scots, as well as incorporating the view from the royal court.
A one-volume political and ecclesiastical history of Scotland from the eleventh century to the Reformation.
Focusing on easy day trips from the characterful cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow – themselves jam-packed with Outlander locations – this guide will tell you about the most rewarding sights, when to visit them and how to get there.
By bringing together expert contributions to address key themes in social work policy, practice and ideas, this book, with its strong theoretical and practice synthesis, captures this changing context and provides expert guidance to ...