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Author : Chris Tabraham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781842042151
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (421 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated History of Scotland written by Chris Tabraham and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. J. Tabraham
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Illustrated History of Scotland written by C. J. Tabraham and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an illustrated tour of Scotland's past and present culture, traditions, and famous figures.
Author : Neil Oliver
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 0297860291
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book A History Of Scotland written by Neil Oliver and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Spiers Edward M. Spiers
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748654011
Total Pages : 857 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Military History of Scotland written by Spiers Edward M. Spiers and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 857 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Robert D. Anderson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474463932
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book University of Edinburgh written by Robert D. Anderson and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a small city college in the sixteenth century the University of Edinburgh grew to be one of the world's greatest centres of scholarship, research and learning. Its history is told here by three of its leading historians with wit, verve and style. Copiously illustrated in colour and black and white, this is a book for everyone concerned with the university or the city of Edinburgh to read and enjoy. The authors consider the impacts of Reformation, Union with England, Enlightenment, and scientific and industrial revolutions. They show the university rising to the challenge of competition from Europe, describe the great periods of expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and chart the university's building from Old College to George Square. They explore its tense relationship with the city, explore the histories of student outrage and unrest, recall the days when blasphemy could be punished by death, and reveal that the university's department of anatomy once supported a thriving trade in body-snatching. Upheaval and crisis, triumph and achievement succeed each other by turns in a story that is entertaining, intriguing and surprising - and always interesting.
Author : Jenny Wormald
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191622435
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Scotland written by Jenny Wormald and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2005-08-25 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scotland has long had a romantic appeal which has tended to be focused on a few over-dramatized personalities or events, notably Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Highland Clearances - the failures and the sad - though more positively, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have also got in on the act, because of their heroism in resisting English aggression. This has had its satisfaction, and has certainly been very good for the tourist industry. But, fuelled by the explosion of serious academic studies in the last half-century, there has grown up a keen desire for a better-informed and more satisfying understanding of the Scottish past - and not only in Scotland. The vague use of 'Britain' in books and television series which are in fact about England has begun to provoke adverse comment; there is clearly a growing desire for knowledge about the history of the non-English parts of the British Isles and Eire, already well established in Ireland and becoming increasingly obvious in Scotland and Wales. This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.
Author : David McDowall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780582799141
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (991 download)
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Britain written by David McDowall and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Allan Houston
Publisher : Allan Lane
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The New Penguin History of Scotland written by Robert Allan Houston and published by Allan Lane. This book was released on 2001 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on research from a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, economics, science, religion and literature, this is a history of Scotland's peopled past from the Neolithic period to the parliment of 2000.
Author : Elisabeth Fraser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (75 download)
Download or read book An Illustrated History of Scotland written by Elisabeth Fraser and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Maxwell
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813920979
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Victorian Illustrated Book written by Richard Maxwell and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US scholars of literature explore how illustrated books became a cultural form of great importance in England and Scotland from the 1830s and 1840s to the end of the century. Some of them consider particular authors or editions, but others look at general themes such as illustrations of time, maps and metaphors, literal illustration, and city scenes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Dr Rosemary Power
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 184825556X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)
Download or read book The Story of Iona written by Dr Rosemary Power and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-12-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historian and Iona Community member Rosemary Power tells the story of the small Hebridean island of Iona and its remarkable spiritual influence over fifteen centuries. Beginning with the earliest Stone Age settlements, she combines new translations of early Gaelic and medieval Latin prayers with original research to chart: the founding of the abbey in 563ADsix centuries of monasticism: food, lifestyle, work and the pattern of daily prayerarchitecture, the high crosses and early artmedieval Iona: the nunnery, womens lives, and catering for pilgrimspost Reformation Iona: the rebuilding of the Abbey, the lives of the resident population and what visitors from the 17th century onwards experienced
Author : David MacPhail; Anders Frang
Publisher : Kelpies
ISBN 13 : 9781782507482
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (74 download)
Download or read book An Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland written by David MacPhail; Anders Frang and published by Kelpies. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Magnus Magnusson
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802139320
Total Pages : 798 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (393 download)
Download or read book Scotland written by Magnus Magnusson and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the social, economic, and political history of Scotland, starting with its earliest peoples in 7000 B.C. and wrapping up with a discussion of eighteenth-century author Sir Walter Scott.
Author : Judith Hoegg Ryan
Publisher : Formac
ISBN 13 : 9780887802928
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (29 download)
Download or read book The Birthplace of New Scotland written by Judith Hoegg Ryan and published by Formac. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Nova Scotia's Pictou County is one of colourful individuals, dramatic events and impressive achievements. In this book, author Judith Hoegg Ryan presents a richly illustrated history from pre-settlement days, through the arrival of the Scots and other settlers, to the present. Her account of the County's social and industrial history is illustrated with postcards, photographs and memorabilia presenting a vivid portrait of the region's past and present. The Birthplace of New Scotland is a visually appealing account of the history of one of Nova Scotia's most vibrant and distinctive regions.
Author : George Norman Clark
Publisher : British Heritage Presss
ISBN 13 : 9780517405314
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (53 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated History of Britain written by George Norman Clark and published by British Heritage Presss. This book was released on 1983 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judy Paterson
Publisher : Exhibit A
ISBN 13 : 9780955755903
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (559 download)
Download or read book The History of Scotland for Children written by Judy Paterson and published by Exhibit A. This book was released on 2013 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history of Scotland from the Stone Age to the present, highlighting kings and queens, attempts at independence from Britain, introduction to the industrial age, and role in World War I and World War II.
Author : Harvey J.S. Withers
Publisher : Paladin Press
ISBN 13 : 9781581607130
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Scottish Sword 1600-1945 written by Harvey J.S. Withers and published by Paladin Press. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish sword has played an important role in the military history of Scotland, and this new book presents an accessible and highly visual chronicle of that role from the 17th through the 20th centuries. With more than 1,200 gorgeous, full-color photographs and authentic period illustrations,The Scottish Sword pays tribute to the swords most associated with the Highland soldier, including Two-handed swords English basket hilts Jacobite basket hilts Regulation basket hilts Nonregulation swords A chapter on sword makers and retailers who supplied the swords and a comprehensive bibliography detailing the most informative books on the subject round out this handsome compilation.
