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  • Culloden Talesby Hugh G. Allison

    Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 13.75

    Culloden was the last battle on British soil. It marked the end of clan culture and was the harbinger of the Highland Clearances. It ensured the inevitability of the American Revolution and increased the outpouring of Scots across the globe. It is the only battle that British Army regiments are not permitted to include in their battle honours; the only battle that Bonnie Prince Charlie ever lost; and the only battle that the Duke of Cumberland ever won. Culloden is a battlefield, a graveyard and an iconic site that draws people from all parts of the world. And as they come, they bring with them their stories and their father's father's stories. These stories tell of civil war, of love, of the unexpected and even of the supernatural.... more...

  • History of Scotlandby Rosalind Mitchison

    Routledge 2002; US$ 35.95

    Covering a staggering period from the Pictish peoples and their symbol stones to modern devolution, Mitchison's absorbing narrative remains the classic introduction to Scottish history. more...

  • Scotland and Nationalismby Christopher Harvie

    Routledge 2004; US$ 35.95

    An authoritative survey of Scottish social and political history from 1707 to the present day. This fourth edition brings the story and historiography of Scottish society and politics up to date. more...

  • Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europeby Atsuko Ichijo; Anthony D. Smith

    Routledge 2004; US$ 170.00

    Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the 'pro-European' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK. more...

  • Restoration Scotland, 1660-1690by Clare Jackson

    Boydell & Brewer 2003; US$ 95.00

    The years following the Restoration of the Stuart monarchs to the throne are currently the subject of considerable scholarly enquiry regarding events in England, but this is the first modern study of political and religious attitudes in Scotland in the decades after the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. more...

  • Medieval Scotlandby A. D. M. Barrell

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 34.00

    This is a one-volume political and ecclesiastical history of medieval Scotland. It analyses the development of the institutions of the Scottish state, conflict and co-operation between the crown and the nobility, relations with external powers, the history of the Scottish church, and the formation of a distinctive Scottish identity. more...

  • The Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scotsby Jane E. A. Dawson; Anthony Fletcher; John Guy; John Morrill

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 45.00

    This book explains how the political crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. Its central figure is the fifth earl of Argyll, the brother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the major force throughout the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands. more...

  • Mary Queen Of Scotsby Jayne Lewis

    Routledge 1998; US$ 39.95

    This examines the enigma of Mary Queen of Scots by exploring the history of her representation in Britain from the late Tudor period to the end of the first World War. more...

  • The History of Scotlandby Peter Somerset Fry

    Taylor & Francis 1991; US$ 32.95

    A broad history of Scotland from early days to the present. more...

  • An unofficial allianceby A. Grosjean

    BRILL 2003; US$ 171.00

    Grosjean (The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, Aberdeen) began her study to look more deeply into the few high-profile Scots who migrated to Sweden during the 17th century and became marauding mercenaries, wealthy merchants, and distinguished noblemen. She found a very different story, hidden by a confusion of national labels that more...