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  • The White Cockade

    Historical Tales of the Jacobites

    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 ... Leer más

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  • The Well of the Heads

    And Other Tales of the Scottish Clans

    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 ... Leer más

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  • School of the Moon

    The Highland Cattle-Raiding Tradition

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Scotland's Future History

    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 ... Leer más

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  • A New History of the Picts

    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 ... Leer más

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  • The Silver Chanter

    Historical Tales of Scottish Pipers

    All over the world people associate the bagpipes with Scotland. In this informative and entertaining book Stuart McHardy introduces Scotland's national instrument - its history, development and repertoire - and examines the part that the piper himself has played in Highland and Lowland society over the centuries.The main bulk of the book is a series of thematically grouped tales from all periods ... Leer más

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  • The Silver Chanter

    Historical Tales of Scottish Pipers

    All over the world people associate the bagpipes with Scotland. In this informative and entertaining book Stuart McHardy introduces Scotland's national instrument - its history, development and repertoire - and examines the part that the piper himself has played in Highland and Lowland society over the centuries.The main bulk of the book is a series of thematically grouped tales from all periods ... Leer más

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  • The Nine Maidens

    Priestesses of the Ancient World

    Whether as the mothers of the Norse God Heimdall, Morgan and her sisters on Avalon, the nine sisters at the heart of the founding myth of the Gikuyu of Kenya, or witches battling with the Irish St Patrick, stories of nine women, often attending a goddess or linked to a heroic or divine male, exist across much of our world. Triggered by a local story still told in his native Dundee, Stuart McHardy ... Leer más

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  • The Well of the Heads

    Historical Tales of the Scottish Clans

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Calton Hill

    Journeys and Evocations

    Lord Cockburn, Victorian defender of Edinburgh's beauties, describes Calton Hill as 'the Glory of Edinburgh'. 'It presents us,' enthused Cockburn, 'with the finest prospects both of its vicinity and the city… it is adorned by beautiful buildings dedicated to science and to the memory of distinguished men. 'Following on from the success of Arthur's Seat, the Journeys and Evocations series continues ... Leer más

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  • Arthur's Seat

    Journeys and Evocations

    Arthur's Seat is climbed (or walked up and around) by thousands of people each year. The views from the top of the 350-million year old landmark are breathtaking. In this book, Stuart McHardy and Donald Smith interweave the tales of folklore and customs that surround this iconic hill. Review Draws on folklore tales and real life stories to create a unique walkers' guide to the famous ridges, crags ... Leer más

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  • The Wey Forrit

    A Polemic in Scots

    The Wey Forrit is a political work written in Scots which examines the current British political climate, with a particular focus on how the inner workings of Westminster affect Scotland and her people. Arguing from a communitarian perspective, Stuart McHardy meticulously pulls apart the long-standing political ideas and traditions which many citizens of the United Kingdom have automatically ... Leer más

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