Life of Saint Columba

Life of Saint Columba. Founding father of the famous monastery on the island of Iona, a site of pilgrimage ever since his death in 597, St Columba was born into one of the ruling families in Ireland at a time of immense expansion for the Irish Church. This account of his life, written by Adomnan the ninth abbot of Iona, and a distant relative of St Columba describes his travels from Ireland to Scotland and his mission in the cause of Celtic Christianity there. Written 100 years after St Columba's death, it draws on written and oral traditions to depict a wise abbot among his monks, who like Christ was capable of turning water into wine, controlling sea-storms and raising the dead. An engaging account of one of the central figures in the Age of Saints', this is a major work of early Irish and Scottish history. Life of St.Columba (Penguin Classics).

The Ancient Lives of the Scottish Saints

The Ancient Lives of the Scottish Saints. Translations of the principal Lives from Pinkerton's Vitae Antiquae Sanctorum Scotiae reprinted in facsimile.Including Life of Ninian by Ailred of Rievaux, and two Lives of Columba, by Cuimine the Fair, and Adamnan. The Ancient Lives of the Scottish Saints: Pt. 1.

Scottish Culdees

Scottish Culdees. The Culdees. An Ancient Religious Enigma in Scotland. The Culdees: An Ancient Religious Enigma in Scotland.

A Historical Account of the Ancient Culdees of Iona. This account is about a group of religious men, who chiefly resided in Scotland, Ireland, and some adjacent Isles who where christened Culdees because of there faith and devotion in God. It is believed by some religious orders that the Culdees maintained a true Christianity belief free from outside influences. A Historical Account of the Ancient Culdees of Iona (1890).

Scottish Ossian

Scottish Ossian. The Poems of Ossian. With dissertations on the era and poems of Ossian and Dr. Blair's critical dissertation. Contents: A Dissertation Concerning the Era of Ossian; A Dissertation Concerning the Poems of Ossian; Dr. Blair's Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian; Cath-Loda, in Three Duans; Comala; Carric-Thura; Carthon; Oina-Morul; Colna-Dona; Oithona; Croma; Calthon and Colmal; The War of Caros; Cathlin of Clutha; Sul-Malla of Lumon; The War of Inis-Thona; The Songs of Selma; Fingal, In Six Books; Lathmon; Dar-Thula; The Death of Cuthullin; The Battle of Lora; Temora, In Eight Books; Conlath and Cuthona; and Berrathon. The Poems of Ossian.

The Saga Of Hacon

The Saga Of Hacon. A facsimile reprint of the edition of the original 'Rolls Series' translation by Sir George W. Dasent. The Saga of Hacon presents the reader with an unbroken record of the career of a king who ruled in Norway from 1217 to 1263 during a period when the predatory instincts of the Northmen, satisfied to some extent by by permanent settlements and acquisitions in France, the Mediterranean coasts, England, Scotland, and Ireland, had been abandoned now that the consolidated strength of European monarchies rendered a repetition of the piratical invasions of earlier times impossible or unprofitable, whilst the warlike elements of each Northern country were fully occupied by the internal dissensions which show that foreign agression had not been given up in consequence of of any decline in the love of fighting for fighting's sake. As is usual in such records, it is the fighting which principally interests the chronicler, and it is only by reading between the lines that we are able to catch a glimpse of of such important matters as the state of trade during the period, and of social conditions. The connection of this Saga with British history is mainly due to the expedition of its hero to Scotland in 1263.
being Icelandic Sagas and other historical documents relating to the settlements and descents of the Northmen on the British Isles

The Saga Of Hacon presents the reader with an unbroken record of the career of a king who ruled in Norway from 1217 to 1263 during a period when the predatory instincts of the Northmen, satisfied to some extent by permanent settlements and acquisitions in France, the Mediterranean coasts, England, Scotland and Ireland had been abandoned now that the consolidated strength of European monarchies rendered a repetition of the piratical invasions of earlier times impossible or unprofitable, whilst the warlike elements of each Northern country were fully occupied by the internal dissensions which show that foreign agression had not been given up in consequence of any decline in the love of fighting for fighting's sake. As is usual in such records, it is the fighting which principally interests the chronicler, and it is only by reading between the lines that we are able to catch a glimpse of such important matters as the state of trade during the period, and of social conditions. The connection of this Saga with British history is mainly due to the expedition of its hero to Scotland in 1263. The Saga of Hacon.

Scottish Folklore

Scottish Folklore. County Folklore. Orkney and Shetland Islands. These examples of printed folklore concerning the Orkney and Shetland Islands were collected by G. F. Black and edited by Northcote W. Thomas to form vol. Ill of the County Folklore series published by David Nutt for the Folklore Society in 1903. It is reprinted here in facsimile as a Llanerch-Folklore Society paperback. County Folklore: Orkney and Shetland Islands (County folk-lore).

Scottish Borders Customs

Scottish Borders Customs. Written almost a century ago, A Corner in the North by Hastings M. Neville gives a real insight into country life and customs in Northumberland and the Borders. As a book it has stood the test of time and can be regarded as a classic in its field. A corner in the North: Yesterday and to-day with border folk.

Old Scottish Customs Local and General

Old Scottish Customs Local and General. This fully comprehensive work by E. J. Guthrie was first published in 1885. The present paperback is a facsimile reprint of that edition. Old Scottish Customs: Local and General.

Best Scottish Medievalists

Alba. Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era. A group of distinguished Scottish medievalists examines various aspects of the history of Celtic or Gaelic-speaking Scotland from the sub-Roman period to the sixteenth century. It is the first such 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 surveying politics, culture and the church in the context of the great medieval lordships such as those of the Isles, Argyll, Moray and Ross and demonstrates how the histories of such provinces were integrated into that of Scotland at large. Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era.

Best Scottish Reformation History

Best Scottish Reformation History. The Origins of the Scottish Reformation. There is no other survey of the Scottish Reformation in print, and no book has focused on the movement's origins since 1910. This book refutes partisan Catholic and Protestant narratives to argue that the Reformation was contingent and unpredictable: other outcomes were possible until the last minute, and the eventual outcomes were determined by politics and violence as much as by religion. It pays serious attention to the international context of the Scottish Reformation: using European comparisons, attending to the direct influence of European events, and in particular looking at the role of England and the emergence of early ideas of 'British' identity. It recaptures the lived experience of this important period in which Scottish and British identity was remade. The Origins of the Scottish Reformation (Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain) (Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain).

Best Scottish Neolithic History

Best Scottish Neolithic History. Neolithic and Bronze Age Scotland. This is the story of Scotland from the first farmers to the beginning of the Iron Age. It traces the growth and mysterious decline of the society which left its mark on the landscape in the form of stone circles, settlements and ceremonial enclosures. Neolithic and Bronze Age Scotland (Historic Scotland).

Neolithic Scotland. Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire. This is a survey of the neolithic period in Scotland from 4000 to 2500 BC. This is an account of the Neolithic period in Scotland from its earliest traces around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age fifteen hundred years later. Gordon Noble inteprets Scottish material in the context of debates and issues in European archaeology, comparing sites and practices identified in Scotland to those found elsewhere in Britain and beyond. He synthesises excavations and research conducted over the last century and more, bringing together the evidence for understanding what happened in Scotland during this long period. His long-term and regionally based analysis suggests new directions for the interpretation of the Neolithic more generally. Dr Noble outlines the chronology of the Neolithic in Europe then considers its origins in Scotland investigating why the Earlier Neolithic in Scotland is characterised by regionally-distinct monumental traditions. He uses a long-term perspective to explain the nature of monumental landscapes in the Later Neolithic and considers the impact on the creation and maintenance of Neolithic society. He ends by considering how the Neolithic was transformed in the Early Bronze Age through the manipulation of the material remains of the past. Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire.

Best Scottish Emigration History

Best Scottish Emigration History. Scottish Exodus: Travels Among a Worldwide Clan. Millions of Scots have left their homeland during the last four hundred years. Until now, they have been written about in general terms. Scottish Exodus breaks new ground by taking particular emigrants, drawn from the once-powerful Clan MacLeod, and discovering what happened to them and their families. These people became, among other things, French aristocrats, Polish resistance fighters, Texan ranchers, New Zealand shepherds, Australian goldminers, Aboriginal and African-American activists, Canadian mounted policemen and Confederate rebels. One nineteenth-century MacLeod even went so far as to swap his Gaelic for Arabic and his Christianity for Islam before settling down comfortably in Cairo. This gripping account of Scotland's worldwide diaspora is based on unpublished documents, letters and family histories. It is also based on the author's travels in the company of today's MacLeods - some of them still in Scotland, others further afield. "Scottish Exodus" is a tale of disastrous voyages, famine and dispossession, the hazards of pioneering on faraway frontiers. But it is also the moving story of how people separated from Scotland by hundreds of years and thousands of miles continue to identify with the small country where their journeyings began. Scottish Exodus: Travels Among a Worldwide Clan.

Emigration from the United Kingdom to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. A database of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York between 1870 and 1897. Passenger lists. Emigration from the United Kingdom to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports: v. 2 (Emigration from the United Kingdom to America: Lists of Passengers).

Best Scottish First World War History

Best Scottish First World War History. The Flowers of the Forest. Scotland and the Great War. Today we are as far away from the First World War as the Edwardians were from the Battle of Waterloo, but it casts a shadow over Scottish life that was never produced by the wars against Napoleon. The country and its people were changed forever by the events of 1914-1918. Once the workshop of the empire and an important source of manpower for the colonies, after the war, Scotland became something of an industrial and financial backwater. Emigration increased as morale slumped in the face of economic stagnation and decline. The country had paid a disproportionately high price in casualties, a result of the larger numbers of volunteers and the use of Scottish battalions as shock troops in the fighting on the Western Front and Gallipoli, young men whom the novelist Ian Hay called the vanished generation who left behind them something which neither time can efface nor posterity belittle. There was a sudden crisis of national self-confidence, leading one commentator to suggest in 1927 that the Scots are a dying race. Royle examines related themes such as the overwhelming response to the call for volunteers and the subsequent high rate of fatalities, the performance of Scottish military formations in 1915 and 1916, the militarisation of the Scottish homeland, the resistance to war in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, the boom in the heavy industries and the strengthening of women's role in society following on from wartime employment. The Flowers of the Forest: Scotland and the Great War.
Come On Highlanders! Glasgow Territorials In The Great War. Already possessors of a proud history by the outbreak of the First World War, the men of 9th, Glasgow Highland, Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry, were right at the heart of the cataclysmic events that unfolded on the Western Front. One of the first Territorial units to be rushed to France in 1914, they participated in almost all the major British battles, Festubert, Neuve-Chapelle and Loos in 1915, the Somme in 1916, Arras and Ypres in 1917. They were closely involved in opposing the great German offensive of spring 1918, and in the big Allied push which culminated in victory later that year. Altogether, around 4,500 men served with the battalion in the First World War. By 1919, over 1,200 had died and at least double that number had been wounded. Despite this the ethos of the battalion, built up over half a century of peace and many months of warfare, survived. Alec Weir's accessible, informal style, employing many first-hand accounts, and his rigorous research combine here to produce a fascinating and detailed account of how ordinary men from all walks of life confronted and mastered the hellish conditions of trench warfare. Come On Highlanders! - Glasgow Territorials In The Great War..

Scottish Voices from the Great War. Using letters, diaries and first-hand accounts together with original photographs, here is the real story of Scotland's soldiers in the First World War. Scotland's response to the Great War has, up until now, largely been marginalized or ignored. With a proportionally higher number of volunteers than any other home nation, Scotland's youth played a significant part in Britain's war effort. Here is the first study of Scotland's response to the call to arms; the true story behind the raising, the training, life in the trenches, and the sacrifices faced by those battalions raised in Scotland. This book focuses on the experiences of those who served in the Scottish divisions. Charting the course of emotions from initial enthusiasm in August 1914 through to outright disillusionment with the continuation of the war in 1917, the author clearly shows how life at the front line produced both physical and emotional changes in those caught up in the horrors of trench warfare. Scottish Voices from the Great War.

Debating the Scottish Highland Clearances

Debating the Scottish Highland Clearances. Explore the debates surrounding the Highland Clearances and their place within Highland and British History. The Highland Clearances generated a great deal of contemporary controversy and documentation. The record comes in diverse forms and with radically different provenances, offering excellent material for exercises in historical analysis and selection. The contemporary debate on the Clearances was vociferous and many-headed. The debates among historians, novelists, politicians and economists are no less passionate and raise large questions about interpretation and the appropriate frame of reference for the continuing controversy. Eric Richards leads readers through some of the thickets, exposes them to the heat of the debates, and extends their intellectual horizons in terms of the place of the Highland Clearances in modern Highland and British history. He also raises the question of Highland 'exceptionalism'. Documents and Debates in Scottish History consists of concise books on important but compact themes which are also commonly studied subjects. Each volume is divided into equal parts. The first describes the subject, sets it in context, and introduces the reader to the main issues of interpretation and debate. The second contains a selection of relevant evidence, including material evidence if appropriate. The two parts are linked by numerous cross-references. Debating the Highland Clearances (Debates and Documents in Scottish History).

Scottish Accidental Tragedy

Scottish Accidental Tragedy. An Accidental Tragedy, The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Based on contemporary documents and histories, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics. Mary Stuart had none of the ruthlessness of her contemporary sisters, and the female empowerment of Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers or Elizabeth Tudor passed her by. In an age of intellectually brilliant and powerful women, Mary relied on her beauty and charm in place of reason and determination. Passively and gracefully, she allowed events to overtake her as accidents and when she did attempt to control her future she unwittingly set in a train of events that would lead her to the executioner's block. An Accidental Tragedy: The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Best Scottish History

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