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She is But a Woman
Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781910900499
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
304 Pages
She is But a Woman, the first in-depth study of medieval Scottish queens, investigates the relationship between gender and power in the medieval Scottish court by exploring the art of queenship as practised...
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise...
A People's History of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9781916742550
Pub Date: 2024-08-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
320 Pages
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown is known for its incredible diversity in geography, socio-economic status, industries, religion and occupations. From coastal areas to modern suburbs, sparsely-populated uplands,...
Reeling in the Queers
Tales of Ireland’s LGBTQ Past
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781848409224
Pub Date: 2024-08-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: New Island Books
256 Pages
Amidst the moments of seismic change in LGBTQ history in Ireland lie the stories of ordinary people, who did extraordinary things to change queer Ireland and Irish culture.
Hebridean Island
Memories of Scarp
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781912476695
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
240 Pages
The island of Scarp lies off the west coast of North Harris in the Outer Hebrides and was populated for more than 400 years until 1971, when the last of the native population left. This magnificent...
Scottish Folklore
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 9781780278476
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
160 Pages
This book traces the roots and traditions of Scottish folklore and introduces all its key parts, combining a huge range of material from gypsy-lore and Arthurian legend to tales of magical beasts, demons and witches and lore associated with the natural world. A-Z of locations throughout the country and the folklore associated with each place.
Polly
The True Story Behind 'Whisky Galore'
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 9781780278506
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
176 Pages
In this book, acclaimed journalist and Hebridean expert Roger Hutchinson tells the true story of one of the most bizarre events ever to have happened in Scottish waters: when the ship SS Politician ran aground on Eriskay, laden with more than 260,000 bottles of whisky ... The true story behind Compton Mackenzie's classic novel, Whisky Galore.
Christmas and the Irish
A Miscellany
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9781913934934
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
388 Pages
Following the success of the three-volume series, Birth, Marriage and Death and the Irish (2016-2021), this collection examines the celebration of Christmas among the Irish, from the seventh century...
She is But a Woman
Queenship in Scotland 1424–1463
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781910900499
Pub Date: 2025-11-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: John Donald
304 Pages
The Soap Man
Lewis, Harris and Lord Leverhulme
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830594
Pub Date: 2024-09-04
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
A People's History of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown
Price: $25.00
ISBN: 9781916742550
Pub Date: 2024-08-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
320 Pages
Reeling in the Queers
Tales of Ireland’s LGBTQ Past
Price: $18.99
ISBN: 9781848409224
Pub Date: 2024-08-07
Format: Paperback
Imprint: New Island Books
256 Pages
Hebridean Island
Memories of Scarp
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781912476695
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
240 Pages
Scottish Folklore
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 9781780278476
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
160 Pages
Polly
The True Story Behind 'Whisky Galore'
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 9781780278506
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Birlinn
176 Pages
Christmas and the Irish
A Miscellany
Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9781913934934
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wordwell Books
388 Pages