The History of Scotland
Author : George Buchanan
Publisher :
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 1827
Category : Scotland
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Author : George Buchanan
Publisher :
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 1827
Category : Scotland
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Author : Neil Oliver
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 23,47 MB
Release : 2009-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0297860291
The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - tales of failure, submission, thwarted ambition and tragedy - often badly serve this great nation, overshadowing the rich tapestry of her intricate past. Historian Neil Oliver presents a compelling new portrait of Scottish history, peppered with action, high drama and centuries of turbulence that have helped to shape modern Scotland. Along the way, he takes in iconic landmarks and historic architecture; debunks myths surrounding Scotland's famous sons; recalls forgotten battles; charts the growth of patriotism; and explores recent political developments, capturing Scotland's sense of identity and celebrating her place in the wider world.
Author : Bill Bell
Publisher :
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748619122
The first thorough study of the book trade during the age of Fergusson and Burns. The eighteenth century saw Scotland become a global leader in publishing, both through landmark challenges to the early copyright legislation and through the development of intricate overseas markets that extended across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Scots in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Dublin and Philadelphia amassed fortunes while bringing to international markets classics in medicine and economics by Scottish authors, as well as such enduring works of reference as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Entrepreneurship and a vigorous sense of nationalism brought Scotland from financial destitution at the time of the 1707 Union to extraordinary wealth by the 1790s. Publishing was one of the country's elite new industries. Over forty leading scholars come together in this volume to examine the development of Scotland's book trade from 1707 to 1800. Printing, binding, bookselling, libraries, textbooks, distribution and international trade, copyright, piracy, literacy, music publication, women readers, children's books and cookery books are among the many aspects of print culture that they scrutinize. Key Features* Discusses copyright and piracy with new data at a time when intellectual property laws are returning to eighteenth-century precedents* Provides new understandings of Scotland's early modern readerships, including women's libraries, music literacy, and the way in which Scots found in the growth of literacy an international marketplace for intellectual property* Original scholarship and previously unpublished source material on secular Gaelic print* 16 exclusive full colour images of rare Scottish bindings from private collections, 25 additional colour plates + 60 b & w illustrations.
Author : Walter Scott
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Page : pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 1830
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Author : Andrew Lang
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release :
Category : History
ISBN : 3849685632
This is volume 2, covering the time from Mary Stuart to James VI. In four volumes of more than 1500 combined pages the series "The History of Scotland" deals with something less than two millenniums of Scottish history. Every single volume covers a certain period in an attempt to examine the elements and forces which were imperative to the making of the Scottish people, and to record the more important events of that time.
Author : Spiers Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 23,38 MB
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0748654011
The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. Until now, no reference work has attempted to examine this vast heritage of warfare.A Military History of Scotland offers readers an unparalleled insight into the evolution of the Scottish military tradition. This wide-ranging and extensively illustrated volume traces the military history of Scotland from pre-history to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Edited by three leading military historians, and featuring contributions from thirty scholars, it explores the role of warfare in the emergence of a Scottish kingdom, the forging of a Scottish-British military identity, and the participation of Scots in Britain's imperial and world wars. Eschewing a narrow definition of military history, it investigates the cultural and physical dimensions of Scotland's military past such as Scottish military dress and music, the role of the Scottish soldier in art and literature, Scotland's fortifications and battlefield archaeology, and Scotland's military memorials and museum collections.
Author : William Robertson
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 1821
Category : History
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Author : William Forbes Skene
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 35,67 MB
Release : 1876
Category : Scotland
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Author : William Robertson
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 1817
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Author : William Robertson
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 1996
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