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The Reformer in His Own Words
This is a record from John Knox himself of the events leading up to the Reformation of Scotland in 1560, and a short period afterward. It is written from the perspective of the Reformer himself, so it shouldn't be taken as an objective historical record. The emphasis is particularly on the political situation of Mary, her French mercenaries, and the hangers-on of her court, interspersed with her fiery meetings with Knox. It ends, however, before her abdication and the crowning of her son as James VI (and later James I of England). This edition is a facsimile reproduction of an edition originally published in 1898. However, unlike many facsimiles, this one is clear, with no missing or smeared pages. While the language and spelling are much updated from the Scots of Knox, it still contains some archaic and dialect terms. Some, but not all, are explained in a glossary. I would suggest adding a separate biography of Knox, such as For Kirk and Covenant: The Stalwart Courage of John Knox (Leaders in Action Series).

Fair assesment of Knox
the history of the reformation in scotland by john knox is a book that is written from a personal prespective. Knox writes from his point of view about the major events of the reformation in his native country, Scotland.enjoy this work as a work of Art where the artist reflects on his life and ministry from a personal point of view, not as you would consider it as a text book where accuracy and objectivity is the way to judge it.this book was not intented to talk about reformation in europe in general but rather the events of the protestant movement as knox viewed it in scotland.enjoy this great reformer of the 16 cent. and walk in his footsteps as he in this book descirbes the victory of the reformation in scotland.

Poor and incomplete
While this book is good for a cursoury glance at thewriting of John Knox it is too long to fulfill this function.The text itself is only a fragment of the true history and eliminates many of the more interesting parts of Knox's history.
The original book is 5 (possibly 6) volumes, this edition only includes quick glances at each one and the last two volumes are introduced briefly.For anyone truly interested in seeing what the History of the Reformation is about this book is certainly not helpful. ... Read more

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"The Cherished Library" is a new series, designed to look and feel like fine editions from a cemetery of forgotten books. The ornate key to this labrynthine lair of lost literature has been handed down from generation to generation of the Cherish family. Just before his death in 2008, the late Professor Cherish ordered that these books be made available to the public. "Scotland: A Very Peculiar History, Volume 1" is a lively and informative account of the vibrant history of Scotland, from its earliest inhabitants up to the beginnings of Stewart rule. It celebrates the cultural achievements of the Scottish, giving an up-to-date and objective account of the nation's origins and history, with 'No added Haggis!' Fun and informative inserts and illustrations accompany the main text. It includes fact boxes and index. ... Read more

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The author, one of the "Two Fat Ladies" of television cookbook fame, handles the history of the haggis with aplomb in this little cookbook. Haggis, for the unititated, is a dish commonly made in a sheep’s maw, of minced lungs, hearts, and liver of the same animal.

However, the haggis is much more than a mere meal.

The haggis, or some version of it, may be found in the histories of countries as varied as ancient Greece, Sweden, and the United States. Yet the haggis is most closely associated with Scotland and has come to represent that country just as pasta represents Italy.

Scotland may thank its beloved bard, Robert Burns, for this. Burns immortalized the dish in perhaps his best-known poem, "Address to the Haggis." In it, he refers to the haggis as the "Great Chieftan o’ the Puddin’-race!"

How far the haggis had come!

Originally a meal of the lower classes who could not afford to waste any edible portion of their livestock, the haggis mysteriously transformed into a delicacy deemed worthy of royalty. Queen Victoria, an enthusiast for most all things Scottish, said of the haggis, "I find I like it very well." ... Read more

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Haggis History
A small book packed with history.Written on a little known subject, there is almost too much information for anyone who is not a haggis connoiseur.Probably not a title you would want to keep in your home library.

Wonderful.
Clarissa Dickson Wright, The Haggis: A Little History (Pelican Press, 1998)

Books like this make me wonder: what is the publishing industry thinking jacking up their prices every year, like clockwork, assuming we're going to buy this "cost of living increase" nonsense?

Clarissa Dickson Wright's The Haggis: A Little History is a small, lavishly-illustrated hardback priced such that, if the carpings of other publishers are to be believed, Pelican must have taken a major loss printing and selling it for the price they do. One would expect to see a book of this beauty selling for at least three times this price solely to break even. (Heed well, poetry fans. You're getting screwed on those fifteen-dollar trade paperbacks of less than an hundred pages. Not that you're surprised, but now you have hard evidence.)

As to the content of the book itself, it's a short essay by Dickson Wright (the surviving member of the wonderful Two Fat Ladies) on the origins, history, and popularity of the dish that has come to be associated with Scotland more than any other, though it's been said the Scots invented whiskey because they had to eat haggis. With her trademark wit and charm, Dickson Wright sheds new light on the much-maligned supersausage. Maybe even enough new light to get a few folks to try the stuff. Maybe. Folks, if you have tried scrapple and thought you were eating something akin to haggis, think again. (One word: oatmeal.)

A lovely little book. Granted, probably not for everyone, but giving a slew of these to children as birthday presents (you can remove the dust jacket; the actual book cover is just as beautiful and far more durable) may finally take the taint off the Scottish Hot Dog once and for all. ****

Great Chieftain o' the Puddin' Race
Haggis is the legendary national dish of Scotland. It is, when well-made, surprisingly delicious. We served an excellent one to friends from Nova Scotia that we bought in Scotland, and our guests were delighted by its spicy richness.

Clarissa Disckon Wright, the witty co-host of the Two Fat Ladies cooking show, wrote this book with her wry humor but also with authority. It is an excellent work and fun to read. The illustrations are charming.

Be warned, however; making a haggis yourself is not for the faint-of-heart, nor is a detailed recipe included here--the initial stages of making haggis resemble a post-mortem more than a culinary exercise. Dickson Wright gently suggests you buy yours, as most people do. This is surprising, as she once described a recipe for beef tongue stuffed in sausage casing explaining, "just as simple really as applying a condom, though, of course, less fun."

what a breath of fresh air!!
I'm so tired of all these yuppie cooking shows. I think that the "Two Fat Ladies" is such a refreshing breath of fresh air! Whenever I seeit on the television, I stop what I'm doing and get ready to learnsomething and have a great laugh. I appreciate it even more now thatJennifer has passed on.-Kristina Jansz

A splendid tough of history
Clarissa Dickson Wright fans will love her little book of history about one of Scotland's culinary products.Except for its whiskey, if one mentions "haggis" one immediate thinks of Scotland.The book is brief and to the point with suttle humour peppered throughout the piece.Ms. Wright shows her culinary knowledge and her well read background in this delicious piece of work. ... Read more

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For many years the European witch craze of the 16th and 17th centuries was considered a subject of almost "bad taste" to study. Then came World War II and a genocide which was the greatest convulsion of evil the world had ever seen. Scholars realized that the witch cult was still with us. This is the story of how a rapidly growing and civilized European nation could turn on itself in a frenzy of violence, and marginalize and kill its own people in a hysteria which became both self-perpetuating and self-justifying; of how otherwise sober and intelligent people could defend this killing, and of how a state could use mass murder as an instrument of state policy. ... Read more

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Enemies of God.
Christina Larner has written and excellent and readable book about the horrors of the witch hunt in Scotland.

"Enemies of God" is very informative and well organized in its approach to the witch hunts in Scotland.Her book discusses everything from the start of, and reasons for the witch craze to the trials themselves, some of which are described in amazing (and rather unpleasant) detail.

I was impressed with the book not being simply an excuse to write some gory and horrific accounts of human torture, but rather Larner takes a scholarly approach and explores not only the cases themselves, but social structure, religion, politics and superstition of the times, and their influence on the witch trials.

The language is very adult and straightforward with out being too full of jargon or obscure references.However the book does seem at times to assume that the reader has access to the same sources as the author and has actually read them.

This is an excellent book for those wishing to study the witch trials of Scotland in a serious manner. ... Read more

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Glen of Loch Trool. Spring 1808.

Davina McKie is a bonny lass of seventeen, as clever as they come and a gifted musician. Unable to speak since childhood, she is doted on by her belligerent younger brothers, Will and Sandy, who vow to protect their silent sister.

When the lads are forced to depart the glen, Jamie McKie intends to brighten his daughter’s summer by escorting Davina to the Isle of Arran. Her cousins make her welcome at the manse, and the parish delights in hearing their talented fiddler.

But when she catches the eye of a handsome young Highlander on Midsummer Eve, sheltered Davina is unprepared for the shocking events that follow.

A timeless story of passion and revenge, of lost innocence and shattered dreams, Grace in Thine Eyes explores the sorrow of unspeakable shame and the gift of immeasurable grace.

“Just as Davina is a master of the fiddle, Liz Curtis Higgs is a master of the written word.”
–Teresa Medeiros, New York Times best-selling author

“A phenomenal story that beautifully parallels its biblical counterpart.”
–Tracie Peterson, best-selling author of What She Left for Me

“Absolutely wonderful. Higgs manages to turn history and imagery and language into an unforgettable work of art.”
–B. J. Hoff, author of A Distant Music


A Reader’s Guide and Scottish Glossary Are Included ... Read more

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Historical and Emotional
I am typically very weary of books labeled as "Christian" fiction, but have been a big fan of Liz Curtis Higgs since I read the first novel of the Lowland Series, Thorn in My Heart. In this novel, Higgs does a wonderful job capturing the historical detail of Scotland in the early 1800s. Her characters are complex, and Davina, while very innocent, is believable. The plot kept my attention and the emotional intensity matched the situation at hand. Some reviewers said that the book was too sad, and while the subject matter is tragic, in the end there is a sense of redemption and hope for Davina and her family. Not as poignant as the earlier novels in the series, but still good.

I loveddd ittt!!!
I have loved this last book of the series the most.I really enjoyed reading about the next generation.Liz has really surprised me with this book.In addition to the beautiful descriptions of the surroundings that you can feel in every inch of your body, you get engaged in scenes did will keep you under the spell.Twists and turns in the book will keep you captivated toward the end. I love the way Liz builds love in her characters.There is not too much to the scenes and not too little.
I just wish that the ending would have a bit different ending, but I understand why Liz did it by connecting the story to the bible.
A marvelous book!

Riveting!
After reading the previous three books in this series, and having the plot come to a fantastic conclusion with "Whence Comes the Prince," I was anxious to see what more Liz Curtis Higgs could have to add to the story of Jamie and Leana.I was a little sad to find that the story does not tell me more about Jamie and Leana, but instead revolves around their daughter, Davina.But that was short-lived, as I quickly discovered Davina is every bit as incredible a heroine as her mother.I didn't find it as intense as the first three books, but it also did not leave me feeling disappointed.I still found myself wanting to scream at some of the characters while weeping for the predicament Davina finds herself in.Another tear-jerker here!And another fantastic novel to showcase Liz Curtis Higgs' amazing capabilities when it comes to spinning a tale that lets you literally feel the same emotions and vividly picture the experiences her characters are having!

disapointed
very disapointed in the story line. I felt about 200pgs into the book that the story finaly got started only to find out(SPOILER ALERT)that she gets raped which was written with detail.(not appropriet for a christian novel)the ending was porly written the book actually for me ended with yet a 100pgs to go pushing through the 100pgs (mostly skimming over) to find out the end stops almost mid sentence leaving me stund at the poor conclusion.

Great!
This story did not continue with Jaime and his wife but with their children and special attention to their daughter Davina.She has a tragic story with as true to Higgs form you love, then hate, then love again!I do wish she would have elaborated more of the the twins.All in all a great read! ... Read more

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Challenging the recent tendency to fragment the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Europe into multiple Enlightenments, John Robertson demonstrates the extent to which thinkers in two societies at the opposite ends of Europe shared common intellectual preoccupations. Before 1700, Scotland and Naples faced a bleak future as backward, provincial kingdoms in a Europe of aggressive commercial states. Yet by 1760, Scottish and Neapolitan thinkers were in the van of those advocating the cause of Enlightenment by means of political economy. Robertson pays particular attention to the greatest thinkers in each country, David Hume and Giambattista Vico. ... Read more

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Scots King David I by Dr. Oram
This is a highly readable study of the Scots king who helped move the north into the military feudalism of the twelfth century. The material is concise and all inclusive without being overly pedantic. Dr. Oram clearly outlines the conflicts that arose between the Celtic and Norman systems, and presents the wide array of players strutting the stage of early medieval Scotland, England, and the Isles.Also considered is the availability or scarcity of information on this bygone time, and the reasonable conclusions that can be drawn or inferred about the period. Excellent source material for people with almost any amount of knowledge of Scottish history.

Five Stars
A great look at King David I of Scotland. Very informative and well written. With several older brothers David never expected to be King he spent most of his time before then in the background or riding the coat tails of his sister Edith/Matilda Queen of England before becoming King of Scotland. Even after becoming King he still had to worry about other relatives trying to take the throne with him while trying to establish a archbishop in Scotland instead having to rely on the English on among other things. Its a great book ... Read more

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A Sense of Belonging to Scotland is a collection of breathtaking photography and evocative, personal writing. It gives unique insights into the relationship that some of Scotland's best-known personalities have with Scotland in all its beautiful and diverse forms.

Andy Hall approached a range of well-known Scots whom he admired and offered to photograph their favorite place for them. In many cases he later met and took portraits of the personalities themselves. Finally he presented each individual with the completed picture and asked them to describe in their own words what makes their chosen corner of Scotland so special to them.

Originally published in two separate volumes, both books are now combined in the Complete Collection.Featuring stunning photography and memorable contributions from celebrities such as Ewan McGregor, Emma Thompson, Denis Law and Colin Montgomerie, this is a celebration of everything that is special about Scotland - its diversity, its character and its achievements. ... Read more

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Amazing Views
Gorgeous pictures, gorgeous views! Purchased as a gift for a friend, I fell in love with it, too.

I originally wanted the book titled simply Scotland, and could not get it new here at Amazon, so ordered this instead.

The stories which accompany each photo tell why the view or place is the author's favorite, and why it has some personal connection to them. For someone from the country, or who has traveled there and loved it, it's a fantastic souvenir or memory book. For someone like me, who has never been there, it makes your mouth water and eager to book a trip just as fast as you can.

The book arrived quickly, in beautiful shape, ready to give. It's the perfect shape and size for a coffee table book, or as an addition to your personal library.

It's a lovely, lovely, thing.

gorgeous pictures of scotland!
If you've ever been to scotland and want to remember, or if you've never been there and want to see what it looks like - these are perfectly gorgeous pictures.ever since we went i have been trying to find pictures that really capture the mystery and beauty, and these truly do.the fact that the pictures are of places well-loved by famous people is just icing on the cake.it is fun to see the places that are attached to the people and to read their descriptions and their reasons for loving a certain area.a perfect book all around. ... Read more

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Publisher: Glasgow, MaclehosePublication date: 1916Subjects: Scotland -- Church historyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1910.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Designed throughout with colourful and detailed illustrations, Farmers, Temples and Tombs outlines in a clear and understandable way the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in Scotland. It contains in-depth features on important Neolithic sites, and emphasises that what are now archaeological sites were once places where normal people lived. Included in the book are specially commissioned illustrations which show how different sites might have looked, as well as a list of Neolithic sites that can be visited across Scotland. This book is part of a newly updated edition of the acclaimed Making of Scotland series produced by Historic Scotland and Birlinn which provides lively, accessible and up-to-date introductions to key themes and periods in Scottish history and prehistory. ... Read more

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The "Tales from a Scottish Grandfather Series" are the most intimate, most accessible, and most dramatic of all the tales Sxott ever presented to his readers. Meant to comfort his sickly grandson, these books are a combination of history and story-telling sure to entertain and teach. ... Read more

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Early Modern Scotland. Stuart Misrule of England, Scotland and Ireland.
GIleskirk and Greyfriars in the title are the names of two houses of worship in Scotland's capital. They refer to the Cathedral Church of Edinburgh and to a suburban pre-Reformation Franciscan church. Gileskirk's pulpit is associated with the 16th Century leader of the Reformation, John Knox. At Greyfriars in 1638 the National Covenant was signed, a landmark in asserting church independence of royal control.

This second volume begins with the birth, life and execution of Queen Mary Stuart. It moves through the reigns of her son James and grandson Charles and their increasingly autorcratic misrule of Scotland, England and Ireland. The volume ends in 1658 with all powerful Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, about to die. His brief rule did much violence to both Scotland and Ireland and trampled on old traditions. It abolished monarchy itself, bishops, the House of Lords and brought back the Jews after several hundred years and gave England its first and only written constitution.

Scott's TALES OF A GRANDFATHER should be read in parallel with his many historical novels and narrative poems. They bring Scotland and England to life as do few other books. -OOO- ... Read more

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Written by award-winning Scottish historian James Hunter, this groundbreaking and definitive account reveals how the Highlands and Islands of Scotland have evolved from a centre of European significance to a Scottish outpost. Never before has the history of the region been recounted so comprehensively and in so much fascinating, often moving, detail. But this book is not simply the story of humanity's millennia-long involvement with one of the world's most spectacular localities. It is also a major contribution to present-day debate about how Scotland, and Britain, should be organised. ... Read more

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Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds. ... Read more

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A Unique Saga
The sagas were written down in Iceland as a sort of middle-ground between history and historical novel (in this way, it is not that different from the classical histories we have from, say, Rome).Although this particular saga is unusual in translation in that it occurs outside Iceland, it is part of a larger body of such works which occurred in Iceland in its day.

A number of important things distinguish this saga:

1)Violence.The Orkneys lacked democratic legal institutions found elsewhere in the Norse world and essentially amounted to a purely feudal system.Hence there were none of the checks on violence that occurred in Iceland, Norway, or Sweden.

2)Christianity.The Orkneyinga saga occurs after the conversion of Norway, and it is distinctly Christian (almost proto-Calvanist) in its outlook.

3)Location.It is the only saga to my knowledge which is set in Orkney, Shetland, and North Scotland for the most part.

Hence I think that this is an important saga to recommend all saga-lovers.

Must read for all Viking descendants and people interested in Orkney Islands.
What an amazing compilation of stories.The Vikings really were horrible, just like Hagar.Written about 1100, 900 years ago, these stories tell the horrible truth about Vikings and what they did to get by, as collected by an unknown author from that time.Life was primitive, just like this book.

I highly recomment this book.

Research
This is a marvelous book. I bought it to find out more about the people involved there during Viking times. I found all I wanted to know about that, plus I found a very interesting and entertaining read. The information contained in this saga is priceless.

A different look at UK history
This saga cover eight or ten generations of Norse rulers of the islands north of Scotland, from the 900s up to about 1200AD. Despite its subtitle, it's not a history in the sense that modern reader might expect. Instead, it's more a series of vignettes or anecdotes, strung together in more-or-less chronological order.

Like other sagas, this was put in current form and written down by an Icelander. Until then, the stories had been part of the oral tradition. Small surprise, then, that events of minor interest were dropped and other events dressed up after the fact - despite the book's historical value, it can't always be taken at face value.

This is quite unlike Icelandic sagas in many ways. First, is that Norse paganism was largely supplanted by Christianity. Bishops appeared in positions of power, and pilgrimages to Rome were part of the tale. St. Magnus gets more attention than just about any of the other Earls, even the later ones whose stories had less time to fade.

The difference that struck me most was that, compared to the Icelanders, this was a very violent crowd. They lacked the realtive peace of Icelanders' democratic rule of law and system of courts. Instead, more depended on the authority of kings or of the best-armed thug in the region, not always a clear distinction. Many of the characters, Svein Asleifarson in particular, seemed to rely on twice-annual plundering as their major source of income. Those trips get generally minor attention, as if the vikings were shearing sheep or harvesting grain, instead of reaping plundered loot and human life. I know that peaceful times don't make history, so the stories that are kept always present a skewed view. Still, this sounds like a very different culture.

There's no real plot or character development, and names come and go at a dizzying rate. The translator has provided a glossary of personal names at the end, and that helps keep track of all the players. Still, it's a somewhat dry book by the usual standards of recreational readers.

Anyone interested in medieval Europe, Scotland or Norse culture in particular, will find a lot to like here. It's not the most exciting of the sagas, but gives a remarkable look at a powerful influence on English history.

//wiredweird

Orkneyinga Saga reviewed
I am a fan of all things to do with Orkney and Shetland.The viking history fascinates me.The complex Norwegian/Scottish history of Orkney is extremely interesting.I would recommend this book to people interested in Vikings, western European history and on the distinct culture of Orkney,U.K. ... Read more

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A new edition of a classic introduction to the history of eighteenth-century Scotland. First published in 1970 it has acquired a new relevance in light of the current political situation in post-devolution Scotland. Explores the history of government, politics, religion, law, education and ideology in this remarkably fertile period and characterises some of the astonishing cultural and economic achievements of this 'semi-independent' eighteenth-century country. ... Read more

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The Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century brought a radical shift from a profoundly sensual and ceremonial experience of religion to the dominance of the word through the Book and sermon. In Scotland, the revolution assumed proportions unequaled by any other national Calvinist Reformation. This book explores how such a dramatic shift was accomplished and what effect it had on the masses of people in the pew or in the alehouse.

Margo Todd draws on source material from the operations of "kirk sessions," the most local of the Calvinist church courts, which give details of varied aspects of daily life: baptism, marriage, and burial, poor relief and education, fasts and feasts, sexual offense, and doctrinal error. She shows how the kirk sessions balanced the exercise of discipline with social service to produce a distinctively Scottish Reformed culture in which traditional ritual and drama, propitiatory devices, and even imagery were not discarded but reconstructed in Protestant guise. ... Read more

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With castle after castle falling to the Scots resistance armies north of the Forth, the English army advanced to Stirling bridge, where, inconceivably, it was cut to pieces by the wild Scots rabble, with their little shields, scant armour, dirks and lochaber shields. It was the first time ever that the Scots had defeated an English feudal army. Take a romp through Scotland's history the easy way. To know Scotland's past is to understand the country and its people. Standing stones, Robert the Bruce, Mary, Queen of Scots, William Wallace, the Jacobite Rebellions, all are here, copiously illustrated with irreverent cartoons by the Baron himself. Scotland, Bloody Scotland has now sold over 40,000 copies. It was originally published by Canongate. ... Read more

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Tongue in Cheek? - Maybe, but it's true...
I first read this in book about 10 years ago and was aghast at thecontent.As a proud Scot I felt slighted by some of it.However, it gotme on the road to delving into Scottish history and it didn't take long todiscover that what the author explained, in just under 100 pages, was infact very accurate.I therefore read the book again.And again.It's anexcellent read, with the information coming in relatively bite sized chunksso that the reader is not swamped with surplus detail.Read it - but (ifyou are a Scot) don't get annoyed - I'm afraid it's us! ... Read more

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The Isle of Lewis, the largest and the most northerly of the islands of the Outer Hebrides, has had an eventful story from prehistoric times through to the present. Evidence of human occupation stretches back to 3000 BC, explicit in the iconic silhouettes of the Standing Stones at Callanish. After the Vikings left in the ninth century, the clans of West Scotland quickly moved in, and Lewis was the site of many feuds between the Morrisons, the MacAulays and the MacLeods. The island operated largely independently until it was purchased by the MacKenzies in 1600 and was finally drawn into Scotland's mainland politics. It was then purchased by Sir James Matheson in 1844, and finally by Lord Leverhulme, in the 20th century.Throughout the centuries the people of Lewis have taken their living from the land and the surrounding seas, and these elements, together with the climate of the island, have determined their history far more than the vicissitudes of its ownership.Bill Lawson excels in charting the history of the people themselves, weaving his way through the centuries with stories drawn from documented sources, oral tradition, Gaelic song, and from his own experiences of many years travelling around the island. ... Read more

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