Scottish History
Scottish History
From prehistoric Scotland to the Brexit referendum, this pocket-sized book covers all of the main events in Scottish history.
A concise and excellent guide to Scottish history and how Scotland has come to be what it is today.
Key events, people and places include:
• The Union of Crowns
• Bonnie Prince Charlie
• Battle of Bannockburn
• Culloden
• Burns’ Night
• Hogmanay
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Devolution
• Indy Ref 1 and 2
Beautifully produced, Collins Little Book of Scottish History is a treasure in itself and makes a perfect gift for any Scotland enthusiast.
Author : John Abernathy
Edition : Collins Little Books, Paperback, 224 pages
ISBN : 9780008251109
Published : 7th September 2017
Weight: 190g
Dimensions: 151 x 106 x 15mm
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A fantastic pocket-sized introduction to over 100 of Scotland’s incredible castles, with photographs to accompany each selection, that will leave you craving a road trip to visit their incredible histories, often interwoven!
Why Novel North Recommends
‘Scotland is an enticing country for so many reasons, not least because of its castles. In the last 3 years, my sister and I have been on 4 road trips from Dumfries and Galloway, to the Highlands and Aberdeenshire, visiting many castles, all with incredible histories and stories to discover and explore. I couldn’t recommend visiting Scottish castles enough - and this is a wonderful introduction for inspiration!’
Author : Chris Tabraham
Edition : Collins Little Books, Paperback, 224 pages
ISBN : 9780008251116
Published : 7th September 2017
Weight: 200g
Dimensions: 151 x 106 x 15mm
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With the strangeness of things that seem
More familiar the more they change,
Like the queer, familiar forms that range
Through the wide lands of dream.'
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In Shepherd's only poetry collection, she captures the essence of what is to be in the isolation and wilderness of Scotland's breathtaking Cairngorms, her words speaking to the soul of anyone who loves to explore the outdoors.
Author : Nan Shepherd
Edition : Galileo Paperback, 64 pages
ISBN : 9781903385333
In An Island Odyssey Hamish Haswell-Smith casts off in his forty-one-foot sloop Jandara, armed with his sketch pad and a route map of a journey first taken by Martin Martin in 1703. Haswell-Smith sets sail on a voyage that will take him to fifty-two different islands around the Scottish Coast, from Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde to St. Kilda, Fair Isle and Bass Rock.
Filled with natural history, local legend and landscapes and accompanied by the author's own distinctive sketches and watercolours An Island Odyssey is a delightful way to discover or rediscover the romance, beauty and inescapable magnetism of the Scottish Islands.
Author : Hamish Haswell-Smith
Edition : Canongate Books Ltd, Paperback, 175 pages
ISBN : 9781782111757
Published : 3rd April 2014
Weight: 791g
Dimensions: 260 x 246 x 14mm
Join Alistair Moffat venturing down Roman roads, pilgrim routes and sea roads, foraging through forests and down embankments, as he rediscovers Scotland’s lost roads. Walk in the multilayered shadow of history.
Author : Moffat, Alistair
Edition : Canongate Books Ltd, Paperback, 336 pages
ISBN : 9781786891037