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Bonnie Prince Charlie Bonnie Prince Charlie Carolly Erickson Bonnie Prince Charlie is celebrated in Scotland as the Young Pretender, Charles Stuart, the hero whose claim to the British throne divided the kingdom and shook the opulent monarchies of continental … OL15134627W
Alexander Nimmo's Inverness survey & journal, 1806 Alexander Nimmo's Inverness survey & journal, 1806 Alexander Nimmo Alexander Nimmo was Rector of Inverness Academy in 1806 when the Commission for Highland Roads and Bridges employed him to survey the boundary of Inverness-shire with the adjacent counties. During hi… OL15990921W
The two unions The two unions Alvin Jackson Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions--the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801--comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he … OL16617408W
Loyalty and identity Loyalty and identity Daniel Szechi,Murray Pittock "This collection of essays provides a series of fresh approaches to a fascinating subject: Jacobitism. The contributors focus on issues of identity and memory among Jacobites in Scotland, Ireland, En… OL16915970W
Sixteenth-century Scotland Sixteenth-century Scotland Julian Goodare,Michael Lynch "This collection of essays demonstrates the vitality of the political, cultural and religious history of Scotland in the era of the Renaissance and Reformation. It is a Festschrift for Michael Lynch,… OL16926658W
Aberdeen Aberdeen Elma McMenemy A short history of Aberdeen, Scotland, from Mesolithic settlers in 8200 BC to the oil industry in2013. OL17079387W
The Declaration of Arbroath 1320 The Declaration of Arbroath 1320 James Fergusson of Kilkerran "The Declaration of Arbroath" is one of the best known and most treasured document in the national archives of Scotland. It is a letter from the earls and barons of Scotland to the Pope during the Wa… OL17106335W
The Cruel Madness Of Love Sex Syphilis And Psychiatry In Scotland 18801930 The Cruel Madness Of Love Sex Syphilis And Psychiatry In Scotland 18801930 Gayle Davis Against a backdrop of contemporary social and sexual concerns, and potent fears surrounding the moral and physical 'degeneration' of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century society, this book exp… OL17508627W
Mary, Queen of Scots, and the murder of Lord Darnley Mary, Queen of Scots, and the murder of Lord Darnley Alison Weir This book is an excursion into Britain's bloodstained, power-obsessed past. The author's investigation into Lord Darnley's murder is set against one of the most dramatic periods in English history. I… OL18172658W
The anatomy murders The anatomy murders Lisa Rosner *Up the close and down the stair, Up and down with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man who buys the beef.* —anonymous children's song On Halloween night 1828, i… OL1993523W
Scotland Scotland Patricia Levy,Jacqueline Ong "Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Scotland"--Provided by publisher. OL1994997W
Fatal rivalry Fatal rivalry George Goodwin "In 1509 the young Henry VIII renewed his father's Treaty of Perpetual Peace with Scotland. Yet by 1511 he was already planning an invasion of France, Scotland's traditional ally. Over the next two y… OL19968586W
A monstrous commotion A monstrous commotion Gareth Williams Sir Peter Scott, internationally renowned naturalist and president of the World Wildlife Fund, was convinced that the Monster existed. So were senior scientists at London's Natural History Museum and… OL20883971W
Robert the Bruce Robert the Bruce Fiona J. Watson From disastrous beginnings after he took the throne of Scotland, having murdered a powerful rival, Robert I became a military leader of consummate genius. Throwing away the rulebook of medieval warfa… OL24761959W
Conceiving a Nation Conceiving a Nation Gilbert Márkus 1 online resource (xiv, 295 pages) : OL25741133W
Nation Changed? Nation Changed? Gerry Hassan,Simon Barrow 367 pages : 23 cm OL25741337W
The Edinburgh book of days The Edinburgh book of days Turnbull, Michael Taking you through the year day by day, The Edinburgh Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different period of history, many of which had a major impact … OL26195037W
A woman nobly planned A woman nobly planned John J. Toffey Flora MacDonald's 10-day adventure with Bonnie Prince Charlie in June 1746 brought her instant fame and a year of captivity. While in London, she became a darling of society, sitting for portraitists… OL2653633W
The wars of the Bruces The wars of the Bruces Colm McNamee This a very readable narrative of a momentous episode in British history. Former studies of this topic concentrate upon events in Scotland, but England's war with Robert Bruce profoundly affected the… OL2816202W
My Heart Is My Own My Heart Is My Own John Guy This book is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary ascended the throne that was her b… OL4199245W
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