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This is the first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval Scotlands most famous and durable royal dynasty.

(Paperback, New Edition)

The Glasgow Enlightenmentis widely regarded as the first book to explore the nature and accomplishments of the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Glasgow in a comprehensive manner. This edition features a new bibliographical preface by Richard B. Sher.

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Celebrates the poetry of the well-known Gaelic bard Neil Macleod, with translations, background notes and melodies and publishes the work of Neil's brother, Iain Dubh, and father, Domhnall nan Oran, for the first time. An introductory essay analyses the significance of this family in the Gaelic diaspora.

(Paperback, Reissue)

The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and distress. The story of that lesser known human disaster is told in this prize-winning and internationally acclaimed book.

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Combining newspaper and manuscript evidence from the pipers themselves with a range of historical sources, the author harnesses the insights of the practical player to those of the historian and provides a fresh account of the players and their musical traditions, which have previously been the subject of much myth-making.

(Paperback, Reissue)

The History of Orkney Literature The History of Orkney Literature charts the development of this distinctly Orcadian strand within Scottish Literature, and shows how the archipelago, rather than the nation, can indeed be the defining locus of a compact and vibrant literary tradition.

(Paperback, 2nd)

This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles (c. 1336). Drawing on a variety of sources, this very readable narrative deals with three major and closely interrelated themes

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The events of 1000-1130 AD are crucial in terms of the development of the kingdom of the Scots, and yet it remains one of the least researched periods in Scottish history. This book charts in fascinating and bloody detail the political machination of key players and the progression made towards a unified kingdom.

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The North Britons are the least-known among the inhabitants of early medieval Scotland. Like the Picts and Vikings they played an important role in the shaping of Scottish history during the first millennium AD but their part is often neglected or ignored. This book traces the history of this native Celtic people through the troubled centuries.

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The defeat of the Scots in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 left many of the leaders of Scottish society, including King James IV, lying dead on the battlefield.

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The Norman invasion of Britain, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, is well known, but the later invasion of Ireland is much less well documented. This book describes how Ireland was invaded and settled by the French-speaking Normans from north-west France, whose language and culture had already come to dominate most of Britain.

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An invaluable guide for professionals, landowners and users of land in Scotland.

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Analyses the political relationships between the Clyde Britons and their Anglo-Saxon neighbours; explains how the kingdom of Strathclyde, or Cumbria, became one of the great powers of the time; describes the origins of the English county of Cumberland and the western section of the English-Scottish border.

(Paperback, Reissue)

In the eighteenth century, Glasgow and its outports became the dominant force in the highly lucrative tobacco commerce from the Americas to Europe. This prize-winning book explains why such remarkable success came about against fierce international competition. First published in 1975 this book is still considered the seminal work on the subject.

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This book challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of Viking settlement in the Inner Hebrides and will be of interest to researchers, students and amateur historians of Place-Name Studies, Viking Studies, Scottish Medieval History, Scottish Studies and Scandinavian Cultural History.

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This 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 post-Culloden decades.

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Along the coast of Fife, in villages like Culross and Pittenweem, history records that some women were executed as witches. Witch-hunting was related to ideas, values, attitudes and political events. It was a complicated process, involving religious and civil authorities, village tensions and the fears of the elite.

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Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with the land, waters, forests and wildlife. This volume covers the period from 14001850.

(Paperback, Reprint)

Eric Graham traces the development of the Scottish marine and its institutions during a formative period, when state intervention and warfare at sea in the pursuit of merchantilist goals largely determined the course of events.

(Paperback, New in Paperback)

Brings together records in Latin, Scots, Gaelic and English (some new) for the first time in their original form, with transcriptions and translations. Describes both the lead-up to the battle, its aftermath and the ending of the Lordship. Includes historical analysis of the ballads associated with the battle and contests a number of romantic myths

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This volume provides an easily comprehensible account of the law in Scotland, beginning with its historical development and professional structure before going on to consider the law as an institution.

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The publication of 'An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology' sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton.

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Examines the variety in Scottish 'home life', and considers what has shaped its society. This book in fourteen volumes, aims to examine the interlocking strands of history, language and traditional culture within an international context and their contribution to the making of a national identity.

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Outlining the history of settlement and work, this volume considers the working lives of those engaged in feeding, housing and protecting the population, those who work to keep the population healthy, and those who are engaged in work of the imagination rather than work to meet material needs.