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Ardkinglas: The Biography of a Highland Estate by Christina Noble
RRP: £14.99£10.20Ardkinglas is a 45,000-acre estate in Cairndow, a beautiful area of the Highlands at the head of Loch Fyne. Sir Andrew Noble, the author's great-grandfather, bought the estate in 1905 and his family have run it ever since. The estate has become famous... -
The Origins of the Scottish Reformation by Professor Alec Ryrie
RRP: £19.99£17.61The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the... -
Great Britain: Identities, Institutions and the Idea of Britishness since 1500 by Keith Robbins 9780582031197
RRP: £54.99£52.88This is a timely exploration of national identity in Great Britain over nine hundred years of history. Our attitudes to the nation state are changing - national assemblies in Scotland and Wales and growing pressures for regional assemblies. In his... -
Kirkcaldy Remembered: Images of Scotland by Kirkcaldy Civic Society 9780752415499
RRP: £12.99£9.62Kirkcaldy is a town of 50,000 people that grew rapidly after the arrival of railway in 1847, evolving from the sleepy 'Lang Toun' with a population of 12,000 to a thriving industrial community. Linen factories sprang up, later becoming linoleum... -
The Awakenings by Sarah Maine 9781529385113
RRP: £16.99£12.28An immersive and compelling novel that explores the struggle by two women, divided across centuries, for control over their lives, set against a beautiful historical backdrop.'An echo of Daphne du Maurier' IndependentA grieving woman . . .Yorkshire,... -
Love, Intimacy and Power: Marriage and Patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 by Katie Barclay 9780719095559
RRP: £19.99£17.61Winner of the 2012 Senior Hume Brown Prize in Scottish History and the 2012 Women's History Network (UK) Book Prize Through an analysis of the correspondence of over one hundred couples from the Scottish elites across the seventeenth to nineteenth... -
The Black Watch: Fighting in the Frontline 1899-2006 by Victoria Schofield
RRP: £15.00£11.36The heroic and inspiring story of the fortunes of the Black Watch, whose soldiers have distinguished themselves in theatres of war across the world. Formed into a regiment in 1739 and named for the dark tartan of its soldiers' kilts, The Black Watch... -
Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots by Jennifer Morag Henderson
RRP: £24.99£22.82Longlisted for the 2022 Highland Book Prize Mary, Queen of Scots' marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell's first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen's... -
With Net and Coble: A Salmon Fisher on the Cromarty Firth by Chamier, George 9781399014953
RRP: £25.00£18.02An ancient and environmentally friendly method of catching salmon, by spotting them in the water and taking them with net and coble', unique to the Cromarty Firth, was recently banned by the Scottish government. The men who knew this way of fishing are... -
The Culture of Protestantism in Early Modern Scotland by Margo Todd 9780300198119
£38.79The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century brought a radical shift from a profoundly sensual and ceremonial experience of religion to the dominance of the word through Book and sermon. In Scotland, the revolution assumed proportions unequalled... -
Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era by E.J. Cowan
RRP: £20.00£14.05This book is the first volume to scrutinise in detail the history of the Highlands and Islands incorporating the most up-to-date research. It examines the evolution of the idea of 'Celtic Scotland', tracing the historiography of the Gaidhealtachd through... -
Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Sam Heughan 9781529351309
RRP: £14.99£11.58From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely... -
Alexander III, 1249-1286: First Among Equals by Norman H. Reid 9781910900222
RRP: £60.00£41.72Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year Presiding over an age of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander III represented the zenith of Scottish medieval kingship. The events which followed his early and unexpected death... -
Crucible of Conflict: Three Centuries of Border War by John Sadler 9781849955423
RRP: £18.99£15.65The borderers - people forged and hardened by endemic warfare over generations, whether by raids and skirmishes or set piece battles - are marked even today as a distinct group. For three savage centuries England and Scotland, both dynamic races, slogged... -
Law, Lordship and Tenure: The Fall of the Black Douglases by Alan R Borthwick 9780995544123
£15.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995544123Author Alan R BorthwickFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Strathmartine PressPublisher Strathmartine PressWeight(grams) 148g -
The Wild Black Region: Badenoch 1750 - 1800 by David Taylor 9781906566982
RRP: £25.00£17.72This book tells the fascinating story of Badenoch, a forgotten region in accounts of Scottish history. Situated in the heart of the Highlands and with its own distinct historic and geographic identity, Badenoch was in the throes of dramatic change in the... -
The Covenanters of Scotland, 1638-1690 by David Dobson 9780806359564
RRP: £35.47£31.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806359564Author David DobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint ClearfieldPublisher ClearfieldWeight(grams) 327g -
Scottish Society 1707-1830: Beyond Jacobitism, Towards Industrialisation by Christopher A. Whatley 9780719045417
RRP: £19.99£18.01Scottish Society, 1707-1830 challenges much conventional wisdom and provides readers with many new insights into Scottish social and economic history.. Argues that the Union of 1707 was vital for Scottish success, but in ways which have hitherto been... -
Scots and Catalans: Union and Disunion by J. H. Elliott
RRP: £20.00£16.83A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in... -
Wayfaring Strangers: The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia by Fiona Ritchie
RRP: £29.95£23.29...revisit the people and places and deepen your enjoyment of the sublime BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"...in these pages revisit people and places you loved in the BBC tv series "Wayfaring Stranger"... by the authors as featured in the acclaimed BBC... -
Holyrood Park including Arthur’s Seat by Historic Scotland 9781849173063
RRP: £6.00£4.29Few capital cities contain a landmark as rugged and expansive as Edinburgh's Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat. Not only does this space provide superb recreational opportunities; it also contains important habitats for a vast diversity of Scottish... -
Scotland's History by Fiona Watson 9781849173070
RRP: £9.99£6.79Who was St Columba? Why was Mary, Queen of Scots executed? When were the Jacobite risings? Where was the new Scottish Parliament built? Scotland's vibrant and bloody past captures the imagination. But there is far more to Scottish history than murder... -
North Uist by Erskine Beveridge
RRP: £20.00£14.45A stranger, upon landing at Lochmaddy - the principal harbour of North Uist - is apt to receive an unfavourable impression from the vast expanse of bogs occupying its east side, which is also absolutely treeless and relieved only by a few hills of no... -
Debating the Highland Clearances by Eric Richards
RRP: £100.00£91.32Storm clouds always gather over the story of the Highland Clearances. The eviction of the Highlanders from the glens and straths of the Highlands and Islands of the north of Scotland still causes great historical dispute more than a century after the... -
The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290 by Alice Taylor 9780198861256
RRP: £40.49£37.28This is the first full-length study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ever to have been written. It uses untapped legal evidence to set out a new narrative of governmental development. Between 1124 and 1290, the way in... -
Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith
RRP: £16.99£9.98SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2022'Beautifully written and a real page turner -a wonderful insight into the early quest to understand and give a voice to people who cannot hear. ' Elisabeth Gifford 'A fascinating exploration of deafness... -
Scottish Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond by David Dobson 9780806321134
RRP: £20.46£18.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806321134Author David DobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Genealogical Publishing CompanyPublisher Genealogical Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)... -
The Landscape of Scotland: A Hidden History by Caroline Wickham-Jones 9780752414843
RRP: £25.00£18.94From the top of the highest mountain to the bottom of the deepest peat bog, the landscape of Scotland bears the mark of the people who have lived and worked on the land for generations. It is the role of archaeology to recognise and interpret these... -
The Vikings in Islay: The Place of Names in Hebridean Settlement History by Alan Macniven
RRP: £30.00£21.00The Hebridean island of Islay is well-known for its whisky, its wildlife and its association with the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. There would seem to be little reason to dwell on its fate at the hands of marauding Northmen during the Viking Age... -
The Transformation of Edinburgh: Land, Property and Trust in the Nineteenth Century by Richard Rodger 9780521602822
RRP: £30.99£28.68This clear and lucid study explores the physical transformation of Edinburgh in the nineteenth century. It is based on a formidable amount of new archival research and enriched with fascinating illustrative material. In a powerful analysis of how the law... -
Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593): The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593) by Dr. Timothy Ashby
RRP: £24.99£17.71Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593) is the biography of William Ashby, Elizabethan intelligence agent and diplomat who served as ambassador to Scotland during the Spanish Armada crisis. It provides a fresh social,... -
ed n of the Gaels: King of the Scots by Coleman, Keith 9781526794901
£20.54This is the first full-length work devoted to aedan mac Gabrain, 6th century king of Dal Riata in Scotland. An associate of the famous St. Columba, he was the first recorded king to be ordained in the British Isles and was the most powerful ruler in his... -
The First Scottish Enlightenment: Rebels, Priests, and History by Kelsey Jackson Williams 9780198809692
RRP: £110.00£99.81Traditional 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... -
Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music Simon Frith 9781032161976
RRP: £36.99£32.53Made in Scotland: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, politics, culture, and musicology of twentieth- and twenty-first-century popular music in Scotland. The volume consists of essays by local... -
Revolution: A Short Sharp History of Scottish Wind Power - And Where it Goes From Here by Todd Westbrook
RRP: £9.99£7.27In the first and only book to explore Scotland's part in the green revolution and what the future may hold, Westbrook refutes common arguments against wind power with hard facts and a wry sense of humour.About the AuthorTodd Westbrook graduated from the... -
Clans and Clearance: The Highland Clearances Volume One by Alwyn Edgar 9780995660991
£29.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995660991Author Alwyn EdgarFormat HardbackPage Count 742Imprint Theory and PracticePublisher Theory and PracticeWeight(grams) 1191g -
Edinburgh Curiosities by James U. Thomson 9781912476060
RRP: £12.99£8.94When did thousands of people last crowd into Edinburgh's High Street to witness an execution? Three brass bricks on the pavement mark the spot, but how many people notice them or know what they mean? As a fire engine roars along the road sirens blaring... -
The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival by Kate Williams 9781643130002
RRP: £28.95£18.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643130002Author Kate WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 150mm *... -
Bo'ness: The Fair Town: Images of Scotland by William Fyfe Hendrie 9780752411514
RRP: £14.99£11.55This collection of over 200 old photographs provides a fascinating insight into the places and the people that have made Bo'ness such a unique town in Scotland. Famed from its days as Scotland's second largest seaport, the book examines and delves into... -
A Time of Tyrants: Scotland and the Second World War by Trevor Royle
RRP: £12.99£11.73Trevor Royle examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives. The country's geographical position gave it great strategic importance for importing war materiel and reinforcements, for conducting naval and aerial...