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  • Scotland's Future History

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    McHardy presents a new approach to history, changing our mindset to look at Scotland as the centre of our story. Rather than starting from the Mediterranean, from the classical/Christian bias we have been taught for centuries. Rather than being a remote dark land populated by barbaric tribes. Perhaps we were the centre of a well-organised civilisation around the Orkneys and islands and coasts and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Well of the Heads

    And Other Tales of the Scottish Clans

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    Stories that were told around the peat fires of the Highland clans, including origin tales like "A Grand Archer" and "Son of the Carpenter."The origins of the Scottish clans go back over a thousand years, and for centuries these extended networks of families dominated life in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The warriors of the clan, fiercely loyal to each other and to their chief, were well ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The White Cockade

    Historical Tales of the Jacobites

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    Stories that represent the hold that the Jacobites—and their resentment of British rule—still have in Scotland. An essential read for fans of Outlander.During the first half of the eighteenth century, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his diehard supporters—the Jacobites—almost changed the course of British history. Their attempts to drive out the house of Hanover and restore the Stuarts to the British ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scotland's Sacred Goddess

    Hidden in Plain Sight

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    In Scotland's Sacred Goddess: Hidden in Plain Sight, Stuart McHardy delves into the rich tapestry of pre-Christian Scottish beliefs, uncovering the enduring presence of ancient mythologies in today's landscape. Long before the arrival of Christian monks, the Scots revered a pantheon of deities, with the Cailleach Goddess at its heart. McHardy skillfully weaves together ancient oral traditions, ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A New History of the Picts

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    When the Romans came north to what is now modern Scotland they encountered the fierce and proud warrior society known as the Picts, who despite their lack of discipline and arms, managed to prevent the undefeated Roman Army from conquering the northern part of Britain, just as they later repulsed the Angles and the Vikings.A New History of the Picts is an accessible true history of the Picts, who ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scotland's Geomythography

    Myth, landscape and the roots of culture

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    What can we learn from our landscape?How can Geomythography help us understand our cultural heritage?What is Geomythography?Geomythography: The interpretation of prehistoric and later societies at specific locales through a combination of oral tradition, place-names, landscape analysis and archaeology. The process is a means of finding new perspectives and interpretations to further the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • School of the Moon

    The Highland Cattle-Raiding Tradition

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    The real story of the last years of the ancient Celtic-speaking warrior society that had survived in the Scottish Highlands from time immemorial.Behind the tales of cateran raiding in the Scottish Highlands was an age-old practice, beloved of the clan warriors. Trained in the ways of the School of the Moon they liked little better than raiding other clans to lift their cattle and disappear into ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pagan Symbols of the Picts

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    Stuart McHardy examines the Pictish symbols which have been discovered on various items across Scotland. The book sets out a cohesive interpretation of the Pictish past, using a variety of both temporal and geographical sources. This interpretation serves as a backdrop for his analysis of the symbols themselves, providing a context for his suggestion that there was an underlying series of ideas ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The White Cockade

    Historical Tales of the Jacobites

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    An essential read for fans of OutlanderDuring the first half of the eighteenth century, Bonnie Prince Charlie and his diehard supporters – the Jacobites – almost changed the course of British history. Their attempts to drive out the house of Hanover and restore the Stuarts to the British throne is one of the great epics of history.In this book, acclaimed storyteller Stuart McHardy retells over ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Well of the Heads

    Historical Tales of the Scottish Clans

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    The origins of the Scottish clans go back over a thousand years, and for centuries these extended networks of families dominated life in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The warriors of the clan, fiercely loyal to each other and to their chief, were well known for their extraordinary courage and military skills.Retold by one of Scotland's most acclaimed storytellers, these stories illustrate ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scotland the Brave Land

    10,000 Years of Scotland in Story

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    From bold heroines to clan battles, standing stones to castles, there is hardly any aspect of Scotland's heritage that does not feature in our storytelling traditions. This collection of stories from all parts of Scotland, and from all periods of our dramatic - and often truly heroic - history is both an introduction to and a journey into Scotland's rich cultural heritage. Covering the same themes ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • School of the Moon

    The Highland Cattle-raiding Tradition

    by Stuart McHardy ...
    Behind the tales of cateran raiding in the Scottish Highlands was an age old practice, beloved of the clan warriors. Trained in the ways of the School of the Moon they liked little better than raiding other clans to lift their cattle and disappear into the wild mountains under the cover of darkness. If pursued and battle became necessary, that was no problem to the clansmen. This traditional ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus