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The poor had no lawyers: who owns Scotland (and how they got it)

By Wightman, Andy, author
Book. English.
Published Edinburgh : Birlinn 2013
New edition.
From Robert the Bruce to Willie Ross and James V to Donald Dewar, land has conferred political and economic power. Andy Wightman updates the statistics...

Arran: a history

By Campbell, Thorbjörn, author
Book. English.
Published Edinburgh : Birlinn 2013
A fascinating and comprehensive account of Arran's long and eventful history, which stretches back to the great stone circles more than 5000 years old

Mary Queen of Scots

By Fraser, Antonia, 1932-
Book. English.
Published London : Phoenix 2009
40th anniversary ed.
As the subject of a biography, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. Antonia Fraser's masterly...

Sporting Scots: how Scotland brought sport to the world (and the world wouldn't let us win!)

By Eunson, John K. V
Book. English.
Published Edinburgh : Black & White 2012
The incredible story of the Scots who brought sport to the world and transformed the histories of golf, football, rugby, cricket, swimming, and many other...

The last Highlander: Scotland's most notorious clan chief, rebel & double agent

By Fraser, Sarah, 1960- author
Book. English.
Published London : HarperPress 2013
'The Last Highlander' looks at the life of Simon Fraser; Jacobite, turncoat, traitor and the last nobleman to be executed for treason after failing to...

Fascist Scotland

By Bowd, Gavin, 1966- author
Book. English.
Published Edinburgh : Birlinn 2013
Although Fascism in Britain is normally associated with England, it did find support in Scottish society. Scotland has provided its own cohort of idealists...

What happens in Scotland

By McQuiston, Jennifer
Book. English.
Published New York : Avon ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor] 2012
When Georgette wakes up beside a stranger, she has more to sort out than her missing memory. The wedding ring on her finger suggests she did more than...

The gathering stream: the story of the Moray Firth

By Miller, James, 1948 Feb. 19-
Book. English.
Published Edinburgh : Birlinn 2012
The Moray Firth is the large triangle of sea that cuts into the north-east of Scotland. In this sweeping, fast-paced account of the Firth over the last...

The lion rampant

By Low, Robert, author
Book. English.
Published London : HarperCollinsPublishers 2013
A band of brothers has lost almost everything honouring their oath to Robert the Bruce. Wives, daughters, sisters, brothers and lovers have been slain...

Peril on the royal train

By Marston, Edward, author
Book. English.
Published London : Allison & Busby 2013
1858. The driver and fireman of a goods train are speeding along near the Scottish border. As they take a sharp bend, they can see that the track ahead...
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