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In this new and expanded edition of his much acclaimed book, Bob Smith introduces some of the most intriguing and eccentric details about the North-East’s premier city.

            
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Based on contemporary documents and histories, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics.
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Based on contemporary documents and histories, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary, Queen of Scots, as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics and examines the events that would tragically lead her to the executioner’s block.

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The Accies looks back on the rich history of Edinburgh Accies, examining the great names and feats that have helped make Raeburn Place such a bastion of the Scottish, British and world game, and sealing its place in the annals as the cradle of Scottish rugby.
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Lavishly illustrated, this is the remarkable history of the Edinburgh Academical Football Club, the oldest rugby club in Britain. Limited Edition - 150 individually numbered copies signed by David Sole and Mike Blair.
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This is the first overview of Highland society ever to be written which covers the period from the rise of Somerled to the first clearances.

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In AD 800 Scotland was shared between four peoples: the powerful kingdom of the Picts, who held sway over most of the landmass of Scotland; the kingdom of Dalriada in Argyll; the kingdom of the Britons in Strathclyde; and the divided and declining king
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In 1936, with civil war sweeping through Spain, Ethel Macdonald - a working-class girl from Motherwell - was to become, for a year, one of the world's most famous voices. She was perhaps the first example of an 'embedded reporter', sending dispatches and broadcasts back from the Spanish Anarchist camp in Barcelona to the UK.
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This is the first book ever to be dedicated to the full range and versatility of one of the golden ages of Gaelic culture and features poets of European stature and significance.

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Anatomy Acts explores the social, cultural and scientific significance of anatomy in Scotland over the past 500 years. Accompanying catalogue to touring exhibition, opening May 2006 in Edinburgh.

    
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The Italian Chapel on Orkney was built during World War Two by Italian prisoners of war.This book tells the story of the strength and tenacity, laughter and tears of the men who built it, showing how spirits defeated and despondent during years of exile were lifted by its creation.

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As the last Roman troops left Britain, a new phase opened in the history of what was to become Scotland.

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Reproduced from the original publication of 1793, this edition includes additional special features such as reproductions of the original coloured drawings that Roy prepared for a presentation edition for King George III and a fascinating foldout map of the Antonine Wall, showing its route and plans of the many forts.
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The first personal biography of the brilliant eighteenth-century architect, Robert Adam.
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The first biography of Douglas Haig that takes into account modern military scholarship, giving a more rounded picture of the private man than has previously been available. What emerges is a picture of a comprehensible human being, not necessarily particularly likeable, but honourably ambitious, able and intelligent, and the man more than any other responsible for delivering victory in 1918.
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Argyll – the enduring heartland – with a coastline longer than that of France is one of the most beautiful counties in Scotland and also one of the most varied.
    
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A unique and comprehensive picture of an area rich in history, archaeology and geology.

    
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Argyll, Dalriada or Earra-ghaidheal, 'the Coastland' or 'Boundary of the Gael', is one of the most beautiful and historically significant parts of Scotland.

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Full of humour and life, Calum Smith's Lewis memoirs are a celebration of a still largely Gaelic culture and society in the throes of great change.

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Thorbjorn Campbell gives an original, fascinating and comprehensive account of Arran’s long and eventful history.

            
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Born in Aberdeenshire in 1838, Thomas Blake Glover was a widely-travelled merchant and a key figure in the industrialisation of Japan.

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A unique combination of illustrated guidebook and engrossing narrative, this is a chronological history of Atholl and Gowrie from prehistoric times to the present day, including maps of the district and site plans.

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This book provides a unique record of the long contest of verbal warfare across the Border over the centuries.

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A unique combination of illustrated guidebook and engrossing narrative, this is a chronological history of Ayrshire from prehistoric times to the present day, including maps of the region, site plans and illustrations of the major buildings and ruins.<
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