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  • PEDIGREES, POWER AND CLANSHIP
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    PEDIGREES, POWER AND CLANSHIP
    DAVID SELLAR
    This book brings together the major writings of David Sellar (1941–2019) on the genealogies (pedigrees) claimed by some of the major clans of medieval Highland and Island Scotland, especially the descendants of their twelfth-century king Somerled. The claimed pedigrees in the medieval Gaelic 1467 manuscript and the Irish genealogies are critically analyzed in relation to each o...

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  • SALT
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    SALT
    CHRISTOPHER A. WHATLEY / JOANNA HAMBLY
    Salt is a vital commodity. For many centuries it sustained life for Scots as seasoning for a diet dominated by grains (mainly oats), and for preservation of fish and cheese. Sea-salt manufacturing is one of Scotland’s oldest industries, dating to the eleventh century if not earlier. Smoke- and steam-emitting panhouses were once a common sight along the country’s coastline and a...

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  • A MIGHTY FLEET AND THE KING’S POWER
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    A MIGHTY FLEET AND THE KING’S POWER
    TIM CLARKSON
    Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first part of that turbulent era, tracing the story of the Isle of Man from the fifth to the thirteenth centuries. It looks at the way...

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  • THE EARLY LIFE OF JAMES VI
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    THE EARLY LIFE OF JAMES VI
    STEVEN J. REID
    James VI and I was arguably the most successful ruler of the Stewart Dynasty in Scotland, and the first king of a united Great Britain. His ableness as a monarch, it has been argued, stemmed largely from his Scottish upbringing. This book is the first in-depth scholarly study of those formative years. It tries to understand exactly when in James' 'long apprenticeship' he seized...

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  • THE BEATONS
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    THE BEATONS
    JOHN BANNERMAN
    This book traces the Clann Meic-bethad or Clan MacBeth whose members practised medicine in the classic Gaelic tradition in various parts of Scotland from the early fourteenth to the early eighteenth century. From many medieval Gaelic manuscripts known to have been in their possession, individual members of the clan and their activities are identified. Sometime in the second hal...

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  • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SCOTLAND
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    EIGHTEENTH CENTURY SCOTLAND
    TOM M. DEVINE / JOHN R. YOUNG
    This impressive collection of essays is based on a two-year seminar series of the Research centre in Scottish History at the University of Strathclyde. New and original research, as well as historiographical overviews and commentaries, illuminate the study of this formative century in the creation of modern Scotland. Contributors are leading figures in their fields, and the Sco...

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  • JAMES VI AND I
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    JAMES VI AND I
    JENNY WORMALD
    The renowned historian Jenny Wormald was a ground-breaking expert on early modern Scottish history, especially Stewart kingship, noble power and wider society. She was most controversial in her book-length critique of Mary, Queen of Scots. Unfortunately, Jenny never got round to producing a similar monograph on a monarch she was infinitely more fond of, King James VI and I, bef...

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  • THE GREAT HIGHLAND FAMINE
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    THE GREAT HIGHLAND FAMINE
    TOM M. DEVINE
    The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. 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-wi...

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  • THE SEA KINGS
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    THE SEA KINGS
    R. ANDREW MCDONALD
    The archipelagic kingdoms of Man and the Isles that flourished from the last quarter of the eleventh century down to the middle of the thirteenth century represent two forgotten kingdoms of the medieval British Isles. They were ruled by powerful individuals, with unquestionably regnal status, who interacted in a variety of ways with rulers of surrounding lands and who left thei...

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  • THE MINORITY OF JAMES V
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    THE MINORITY OF JAMES V
    KEN EMOND
    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. The long and complex minority of King James V which followed is explored in detail in this book, bringing understanding to the evolving relationships among the Scots, English and French against the background of the wider...

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  • DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
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    DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
    EDWARD J COWAN AND KENNETH VEITCH
    Dumfries and Galloway is one of the least-known regions of Scotland. Despite memories and traditions to match those of Gaelic-speaking Scotland, it has been seriously understudied. This innovative, ground-breaking study looks mainly at the everyday lives and culture of people in this region during a period of profound agricultural, industrial and demographic change.  In doing s...

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  • ALEXANDER III, 1249-1286
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    ALEXANDER III, 1249-1286
    NORMAN H. REID
    Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year 2019 Presiding over an age of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander III represented the zenith of Scottish medieval kingship.  The events which followed his early and unexpected death plunged Scotland into turmoil, and into a period of warfare and internal decline which almost brought about the demise of the Sco...

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  • THE BATTLE OF CARHAM
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    THE BATTLE OF CARHAM
    Very little is known about the battle of Carham, fought between the Scots and Northumbrians in 1018. The leaders were probably Máel Coluim II, king of Scotland, and Uhtred of Bamburgh, earl or ealdorman in Northumbria. The outcome of the battle was a victory for the Scots, seen by some as a pivotal event in the expansion of the Scottish kingdom, the demise of Northumbria and th...

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  • JORDAN FANTOSME'S CHRONICLE
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    JORDAN FANTOSME'S CHRONICLE
    Jordan Fantosme was a twelfth-century cleric, teacher and poet, possibly a member of the royal or baronial court, writing for King Henry II. His Chronicle describes some of the events and actions of the civil war between Henry II and his eldest son Henry, the ‘Young King’, during 1173 and 1174. The main focus of the text, including most of Fantosme’s explicitly eyewitness accou...

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  • FERGUS OF GALLOWAY
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    FERGUS OF GALLOWAY
    GUILLAUME LE CLERC
    The popular Arthurian legends, such as the grail quests of Perceval and Galahad, and the love of Lancelot for Queen Guenevere, have largely overshadowed Scotland’s own Arthurian romance. The story of Fergus, one of King Arthur’s knights, was known to only a few; it was written in Old French and this prevented its proper recognition as a part of Scottish literary heritage. In Fe...

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  • SCOTLAND'S MERLIN
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    SCOTLAND'S MERLIN
    TIM CLARKSON
    Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD. The book considers the question of whether Lailoken belongs to myth or reality. It looks at the historical background of his s...

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  • THE WILD BLACK REGION
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    THE WILD BLACK REGION
    DAVID TAYLOR
    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. This ground-breaking study reveals some radical differences from trends across the rest of the Highlan...

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  • THE VIKINGS IN ISLAY
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    THE VIKINGS IN ISLAY
    ALAN MACNIVEN
    The Hebridean island of Islay is well-known for its whisky, its wildlife and its association with the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. There would seem to be little reason to dwell on its fate at the hands of marauding Northmen during the Viking Age. Despite a pivotal location on the 'sea road' from Norway to Ireland, there are no convincing records of the Vikings ever having been...

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  • JAMES II
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    JAMES II
    CHRISTINE MCGLADDERY
    In this study of the reign of James II of Scotland, the king is viewed in the context of the Stewart monarchy, from his struggles to overcome his early adversity and the legacy of his father's style of kingship, to the serious political crises of his reign. The relations between the king and his subjects, and the complex balance of power in medieval Scotland are examined, parti...

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  • JAMES I
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    JAMES I
    MICHAEL BROWN
    Conditioned by a childhood surrounded by the rivalries of the Stewart family, and by eighteen years of enforced exile in England, James I was to prove a king very different from his elderly and conservative forerunners. This major study draws on a wide range of sources, assessing James I's impact on his kingdom. Michael Brown examines James's creation of a new, prestigious mona...

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  • JAMES IV
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    JAMES IV
    NORMAN MACDOUGALL
    James IV is the best-known of all the late medieval Scottish rulers. Widely praised by his contemporaries, he combined the qualities of successful medieval monarch with a wide interest in the arts and sciences, while remaining acutely conscious of the need to enhance the prestige of his dynasty throughout Europe. This excellent study examines all aspects of James IV's sovereign...

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  • A MARITIME HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, 1650-1790
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    A MARITIME HISTORY OF SCOTLAND, 1650-1790
    ERIC J. GRAHAM
    The period 1650 to 1790 was such a turbulent one for Scottish seafarers that much of this fast-flowing narrative reads like Treasure Island. Colourful characters abound in a story teeming with incident and excitement: John Paul Jones descends upon the Scottish coast creating widespread panic; press gangs prowl the coastal towns; wartime conditions turn merchantmen into privatee...

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  • THE GLENDALE BARDS
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    THE GLENDALE BARDS
    MEG BATEMAN / ANNE LOUGHRAN / NORMAN MACDONALD
    This book marks the centenary of Neil MacLeod's death in 1913 with the republication of some of his work. It also publishes for the first time all of the identifiable work of his brother, Iain Dubh (1847 - 1901), and of their father, Domhnall nan Oran (c.1787 - 1873). Their contrasting styles mark a fascinating period of transition in literary tastes between the 18th and early ...

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  • ALEXANDER II
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    ALEXANDER II
    RICHARD ORAM / RICHARD D. ORAM
    By equal measure state-builder and political unifier and ruthless opportunist and bloody-handed aggressor, Alexander II has been praised or vilified by past historians but has rarely been viewed in the round. This book explores the king's successes and failures, offering a fresh assessment of his contribution to the making of Scotland as a nation. It lifts the focus from an int...

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  • COLUMBA
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    COLUMBA
    TIM CLARKSON
    Who was Saint Columba? How did this Irish aristocrat become the most important figure in early Scottish Christianity? In seeking answers to these questions this book examines the different roles played by the saint in life and death, tracing his career in Ireland and Scotland before looking at the development of his cult in later times. Here we encounter not only Columba the ab...

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  • ALBA
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    ALBA
    EDWARD J. COWAN AND R. ANDREW MCDONALD
    This book is the first volume to scrutinise in detail the history of the Highlands and Islands incorporating the most up-to-date research. It examines the evolution of the idea of 'Celtic Scotland', tracing the historiography of the Gaidhealtachd through the Caledonians, the Picts and the first medieval writings in the area. It investigates such areas as Galloway as well as sur...

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  • JAMES V
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    JAMES V
    JAMIE CAMERON / R.A. MACDONALD
    James V suffered the fate of many a son of a famous father in being somewhat overshadowed not only by his father James IV but also by his internationally renowned daughter Mary Queen of Scots. But no-one would deny the importance of his reign, embracing as it did the establishment of the Court of Session, the birthpangs of religious dissent, and the growth of royal power to suc...

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  • THE KINGS OF ALBA
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    THE KINGS OF ALBA
    ALASDAIR ROSS
    The events of 1000-1130 were crucial to the successful emergence of the medieval kingdom of the Scots. Yet this is one of the least researched periods of Scottish history. We probably now know more about the Picts than the post-1000 events that underpinned the spectacular expansion of the small kingdom which came to dominate north Britain by the 1130s. This expansion included t...

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  • THE CELTIC PLACENAMES OF SCOTLAND
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    THE CELTIC PLACENAMES OF SCOTLAND
    W. J. WATSON / SIMON TAYLOR
    First published in 1926, this book remains the best and most comprehensive guide to the Celtic place-names of Scotland and is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and the derivations of place-names the length and breadth of the country. It is divided into sections dealing with early names, territorial divisions, general surveys of areas and also looks at ...

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  • THE SCOTTISH REVOLUTION 1637-44
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    THE SCOTTISH REVOLUTION 1637-44
    DAVID STEVENSON
    In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I. The rebellion sought not only to undo hated anglicising policies in the Church, but to reverse the wholesale transfer of power to London which had followed the 1603 Union of the Crowns. The Covenanters fought for a Scottish parliament free from royal control as well as for a Presbyterian Church. Their success was st...

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