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Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotlands Atlantic shore. In this book, Alistair Moffat journeys from the island of Eileach an Naoimh at the mouth of the Firth of Lorne to Lismore, Iona and then north to Applecross, searching for traces of these extraordinary men.

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What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive Historian Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscanys past,underlining both the areas regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.

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The Night Before Morning is a gripping, page-turning thriller based on an alternative version of events at the end of the Second World War in the vein of Robert Harris and John Buchan. Alistair Moffat has created a chilling post-1945 world where Britain has been occupied by the Nazi forces.

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This journey to Lindisfarne is a meditation on the power of place, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden Ways.

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Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In thirteen journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle.This is a unique exploration of many of the places and events which define a countrys history.

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A walking tour of the border region where England and Scotland meet by the award-winning Scottish writer, meditating on the conflict and union of their relationship through history and in the future

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Scotland's largest city has always been one of the most vibrant, varied and fascinating places in the country. Published to coincide with the year-long celebrations of Glasgow 850 in 2025, bestselling historian Alistair Moffat delivers a concise and readable and packed with fact and anecdote, telling the story of the city and its people.

(Paperback, New in Paperback)

In rich and telling detail, Alistair Moffat relates the remarkable story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The north is being renewed, the land is coming alive once more and this unique story ends on an upbeat note as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland look forward to a future of possibilities.

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Since 1945 the world has changed at breakneck speed. In thisunique social history, acclaimed bestselling historian Alistair Moffat tells the story of these changes many of which have been dizzying and disorientating and how they have affected each and every one of us in all parts of the country.

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Join Alistair Moffat in this concise and colourful account of Edinburgh, one of the UKs top tourist destinations with 4 million visitors annually. This book is published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Founding of the City of Edinburgh.

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From the Ice Age to the Scottish Referendum, historian and author Alistair Moffat explores the history of the Scottish nation. As well as focusing on key moments in the nation's history such as the Battle of Bannockburn and the Jacobite Risings, Moffat also features other episodes in history that are perhaps less well documented.

(Paperback, New Edition)

A story of the border: a place of beginnings and endings, of differences and similarities. This is also the story of an ancient place; where hunter-gatherers penetrated into the virgin interior, where Celtic warlords ruled, the Romans came but could not conquer, and where the glittering kingdom of Northumbria thrived.

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A whirlwind tour of Scotland as it existed two thousand years ago. Moffat provides insight into old-Welsh speaking Celtic societies, defies the modern notion of geographical and linguistic constancy, and takes us back to when the Sons of Prophecy ruled and when the English kings of Bernicia held sway over vast swathes of what is now Scotland.

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In rich and telling detail, Alistair Moffat relates the remarkable story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The north is being renewed, the land is coming alive once more and this unique story ends on an upbeat note as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland look forward to a future of possibilities.

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Only one period in history is immediately linked to the whole area of the Scottish and English Border country, and that is the time of the Reivers. Whenever anyone mentions Reiver, no-one hesitates to add Border. This book tells the tale of a land that was a no-man's-land but a land over which blood was shed on both sides of an invisible border.

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Hadrians Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain.In this book, based on literary and historical sources as well as the latest archaeological research, Alistair Moffat considers who built the Wall, how it was built, why it was built and how it affected the native peoples.

(Paperback, New in Paperback)

Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle.This is a unique exploration of many of the places and events which define a countrys history.

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A personal investigation into the history that surrounds us, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden Ways.

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A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative.

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A charming, lively and often amusing tour of thirty-six forgotten episodes and overlooked people and places of Scottish history.

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Entertaining and provocative, this book from an expert on Scotland's cultural heritage reveals the lost history of an ancient, proud nation.

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Entertaining and gripping, Alistair Moffat clears away the myths and brings the compelling history of the Highland clans to life.

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A walking tour of the border region where England and Scotland meet by the award-winning Scottish writer, meditating on the conflict and union of their relationship through history and in the future

(Paperback, Main)

Now in paperback: A powerful, surprising exploration of Scotland's landscape and its hidden history.