A superb book ... Anybody interested in Scottish history needs to read it Andrew Marr Sunday TimesEighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side t... Lees meer.

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The beauty of Scotland is overwhelming and I ve often thought that Scotland s popular history is just like her landscape - impossibly romantic obscured by mist and myth and always changing. The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian Neil Ol... Lees meer.

First published in 1598. The plot of this historical play is entirely unhistorical. The text contains nothing to identify either the English or the Scottish king and the date 1520 given in the Induction is seven years after the death of James IV at Flodden. Accordin... Lees meer.

This is the story of Scotland as it s never been told before. From the 4th millennium BC when the first Scot was expelled from Eden right up to the 21st century when US intelligence identified a distillery on Islay as a possible threat to world peace Ian Crofton pre... Lees meer.

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Traditional accounts of the Scottish Enlightenment present the half-century or so before 1750 as at best a not-yet fully realised precursor to the era of Hume and Smith at worst a period of superstition and religious bigotry. This is the first book-length study to s... Lees meer.

This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press popular Folk Tales series herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman s peculiar... Lees meer.

An account of the last three hundred years of Scottish history offers a look at Scottish identity and culture.... Lees meer.

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This lively and entertaining collection of folk tales from the Scottish Borders is rich in stories both tall and true ancient and more recent dark and funny fantastical and powerful. Here you will find the Lochmaben Harper Tam Linn Thomas the Rhymer Muckle Mou d M... Lees meer.

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This is a fully updated second edition of 2009 s well reviewed RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds detailing Scotland s rich birdlife. Over 250 species are covered in detail with one page per species including Gaelic names newly added for this edition. The detailed dist... Lees meer.

Scottish Folk Tales for Children A giant sea monster trees that can dance a water-horse a girl so clever she outwits a giant Welcome to the world of the Scottish folk tale a world of talking animals mischief-making witches giants trolls bold girls rec... Lees meer.

This book contains hundreds of strange but true stories about Scottish history. Arranged into a miniature history of Scotland and with bizarre and hilarious true tales for every era it will delight anyone with an interest in Scotland s past.... Lees meer.