Macbeth A True Story Fiona Watson Quercus 2010 Hardback
Shakespeare's Scottish play has ensured that the name of Macbeth is known across the world, but the events it portrays bear little relation to the lifShakespeare's Scottish play has ensured that the name of Macbeth is known across the world, but the events it portrays bear little relation to the life of the real Mac Bethad mac Findlaich, who ruled from 1040 to 1057. Fiona Watson digs beneath the layers of myth to uncover the history of Macbeth's reign - the truth about his murder of Duncan, his pilgrimage to Rome and how he epitomized the Dark Age model of vigorous kingship. ...more
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Wild Land Images of Nature from the Cairngorms Peter Cairns; Mark Hamblin Birlinn 2008 Paperback Illustrated
The Cairngorms, Britain's largest National Park, is home to a huge variety of wildlife, including the golden eagle, osprey and red deer and the elusivThe Cairngorms, Britain's largest National Park, is home to a huge variety of wildlife, including the golden eagle, osprey and red deer and the elusive peregrine, wild cat and mountain hare. Photographers Peter Cairns and Mark Hamblin have spent years exploring this spectacular wilderness, capturing its grandeur and beauty on film. The 100 colour photographs in this book celebrate the splendour of these moors and mountains and are eloquent testimony to the need to protect this rugged, yet threatened landscape....more
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Warriors of the Word The World of the Scottish Highlanders Michael Newton Birlinn 2009 Paperback
This volume brings together many rare and previously untranslated Gaelic texts from Scotland and Ireland in an overview of fourteen centuries of the GThis volume brings together many rare and previously untranslated Gaelic texts from Scotland and Ireland in an overview of fourteen centuries of the Gaelic tradition in which satires, bardic poems and clan sagas were used to make or ruin reputations. Michael Newton discusses how these poems, songs and tales illuminate aspects of traditional Highland life, from supernatural beliefs and folklore to social organization and ethnic identity....more
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The Union England, Scotland and the Treaty of 1707 Michael Fry Birlinn 2007 Paperback
This challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom focuses on the years preceding the Union of 1707, setting the political history of ScotlandThis challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom focuses on the years preceding the Union of 1707, setting the political history of Scotland and England against the backdrop of war in Europe and the emergence of imperialism. Against common assumptions about the importance of economic troubles in the Scots' acceptance of terms, Fry argues that they were able to exploit English ignorance of Scotland and steer the settlement in their own favour....more
A Time of Tyrants Scotland and the Second World War Trevor Royle Birlinn 2011 Hardback
Throughout the Second World War Scotland's geographical position gave it great strategic importance - for importing war materiel and providing naval aThroughout the Second World War Scotland's geographical position gave it great strategic importance - for importing war materiel and providing naval and air bases. Scottish women worked on the land and in the huge munitions factories; and the country was vital as both industrial powerhouse and food producer. It also absorbed many European refugees and underwent significant social, cultural and political changes. In this study, military historian Trevor Royle examines Scotland's wartime role from these many perspectives. ...more
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Tartan Air Force Scotland and a Century of Military Aviation Deborah Lake Birlinn 2009 Paperback
Deborah Lake, herself ex-RAF, investigates Scotland's vital contribution to military flying since the 1900s, particularly during the Second World War Deborah Lake, herself ex-RAF, investigates Scotland's vital contribution to military flying since the 1900s, particularly during the Second World War when bases such as Leuchars, Kinloss and the meteorological station at Tiree were crucial to the war effort. Drawing on previously unpublished accounts from air and ground crew, she tells the stories of the men and women in uniform who flew, fought in or supported the 'Tartan Air Force'. ...more
A Surgical Revolution Surgery in Scotland, 1837-1901 Peter F Jones John Donald 2007 Paperback Illustrated
Telling the story of the pioneers who transformed the practice of surgery during the 19th century, Professor Jones describes the achievements of men sTelling the story of the pioneers who transformed the practice of surgery during the 19th century, Professor Jones describes the achievements of men such as Joseph Lister, who established the antiseptic principle in Glasgow in the 1860s, Alexander Ogston in Aberdeen, who discovered the cause of wound sepsis, and William Macewen, who made great advances in orthopaedics and brain surgery. Vividly portraying both patients and surgeons, the book will appeal as much to the general reader as to historians, medics and scientists. ...more
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St Nynia
John MacQueen John Donald 2005 Paperback
John MacQueen examines the literary and archaeological evidence for the life and times of the earliest named Christian figure associated with the areaJohn MacQueen examines the literary and archaeological evidence for the life and times of the earliest named Christian figure associated with the area that is modern-day Scotland; he draws together sources from Northumbria, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and expands on this material with evidence based on place-names and their distribution. The book ends with new translations by Winifred MacQueen of the 8th century Latin epyllion The Miracles of Bishop Nynia and Ailred's 12th century Life of Nynia. ...more
In this acclaimed anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music and lyrics from every corner of the Gaelic-speaking Highlands and islands In this acclaimed anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music and lyrics from every corner of the Gaelic-speaking Highlands and islands to illustrate an extraordinary tradition that stretches from the bardic effusions of ancient times to the Celtic fusions of today's young musicians and poets. With musical transcriptions, line-by-line English translations and full references to alternative sources, academic, literary and oral. ...more
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So Foul and Fair a Day A History of Scotland's Weather and Climate Alastair Dawson Birlinn 2009 Paperback
Few would dispute that Scotland has its fair share of weather. But what effect has it had on its history, and what lessons can be learned for the futuFew would dispute that Scotland has its fair share of weather. But what effect has it had on its history, and what lessons can be learned for the future? Drawing on records from medieval chronicles to modern newspapers, this accessible yet scholarly book traces the effects of the weather on Scottish society, from the Ice Age to global warming, taking in storms, drought and flood, coastal erosion, the Great Frost of 1895, and disasters such as the Tay Bridge collapse....more
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She is but a Woman Queenship in Scotland, 1424-1463 Fiona Downie John Donald 2006 Paperback
Fiona Downie's in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by expFiona Downie's in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by exploring the art of queenship as practised by Joan Beaufort and Mary of Guelders, queens of James I and James II. The book examines for the first time the arrival of Joan and Mary in Scotland, their social and political status, their relationships with their husbands and families and their roles in international diplomacy. ...more
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A Sense of Belonging to Scotland: The Complete Collection The Favourite Places of Scottish Celebrities Andy Hall Mercat 2007 Paperback Illustrated
When Andy Hall approached well-known Scots and offered to photograph their favourite places for them, it was the beginning of a six-year- long, 30,000When Andy Hall approached well-known Scots and offered to photograph their favourite places for them, it was the beginning of a six-year- long, 30,000 mile journey, often returning to a location 'to capture the decisive moments when all the elements of light, composition, colour and texture came together'. The results of his dedication were two books, presented here as one, of outstanding photographs, each accompanied by the personal recollection or reflection of the celebrity who chose it. ...more
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Seeds of Blood and Beauty Scottish Plant Explorers Ann Lindsay Birlinn 2008 Paperback
Scotland has a proud tradition of explorer-botanists and this delightful account looks at the most intrepid of them, from Aberdeen's 18th century AfriScotland has a proud tradition of explorer-botanists and this delightful account looks at the most intrepid of them, from Aberdeen's 18th century African adventurer Francis Masson to David Lyall of Kincardineshire, who made repeated voyages in the 1840s in pursuit of Antarctic algae. Ann Lindsay's book surveys a colourful collection of pioneers, reflecting on their expeditions, discoveries and how the seeds of their research came to bear fruit in gardens across Britain. ...more
Seawolves Pirates & the Scots Eric J Graham Birlinn 2007 Paperback
At the end of the 17th century thousands of Scots sought their fortune on the high seas, some as merchants, some as privateers and some as pirates. ThAt the end of the 17th century thousands of Scots sought their fortune on the high seas, some as merchants, some as privateers and some as pirates. This meticulously researched book separates the reality from the romance and explores all the elements of Scotland's connections with piracy. Brutal and blood-drenched, it is a story with few heroes but many villains (on both sides of the law), who followed the 'skull and cross bones', frequently to the gallows....more
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