The Reivers is an extraordinary book which tells the historical tale of a land that was at all times no-man’s-land but a land over which blood was shed on both sides of an invisible border.

In presenting the full story of Bristol’s involvement in the slave trade, as well as its subsequent demise, Victoria Coules’ original and timely book shows how port cities around Britain profited from the slave trade.   

In this fresh and challenging look at the origins of the United Kingdom, the first full study for four decades, Michael Fry traces the fault-lines of the present time right back to the treaty drawn up between the ruling classes of Scotland and England three centuries ago.

First full examination of one of the defining events in Scottish history.

A unique perspective on the history of Great Britain as we know it. Surpassing modern boundaries, Alistair Moffat brings together a country that was once united in its Celtic culture and history.

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