Drawing together the evidence of archaeology, palaeoecology, climate history and the historical record, this first environmental history of Scotland explores the interaction of human populations with the land, waters, forests and wildlife. This vol...Lasīt vairāk
Now hard to believe, Eilean Donan Castle was once one of the largest castles in the west Highlands, known to have featured seven towers, the remains of which lie buried on the island. This book provides a refreshed view of the lost medieval guise of...Lasīt vairāk
Now hard to believe, Eilean Donan Castle was once one of the largest castles in the west Highlands, known to have featured seven towers, the remains of which lie buried on the island. This book provides a refreshed view of the lost medieval guise of...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 05-Mar-2020, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: John Donald Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781788852562)
David I was never expected to become king, but on succeeding to the Scottish throne in 1124 he quickly demonstrated that he had the skills, ruthlessness and ambition to become one of the kingdoms greatest rulers. Drawing on the experiences and conne...Lasīt vairāk
Academic collection practices in recent years have extended to the private libraries of notable individual authors. As a consequence, book historians have become more interested in the study of provenance of the contents of these libraries, while lit...Lasīt vairāk
Academic collection practices in recent years have extended to the private libraries of notable individual authors. As a consequence, book historians have become more interested in the study of provenance of the contents of these libraries, while lit...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 02-Oct-2012, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: John Donald Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781907909054)
By equal measure state-builder and political unifier and ruthless opportunist and bloody-handed aggressor, Alexander II has been praised or vilified by past historians but has rarely been viewed in the round. This book explores the king's succes...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Sep-2011, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752470993)
The history of the Scottish monarchy is a long tale of triumph over adversity, characterised by the personal achievements of remarkable rulers who transformed their fragile kingdom into the master of northern Britain.The Kings and Queens of Scotland...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Aug-2011, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780752469232)
This is an accessible, illustrated history of the Stewart royal family, kings and queens of the Scots from Robert II (1371-90) to James VI (1567-1625), the last Stewart monarch to really know and understand the Scots....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Feb-2011, PDF+DRM, Izdevniecība: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN-13: 9780748628476)
This volume centres upon the era conventionally labelled the Making of the kingdom, or the Anglo-Norman era in Scottish history. It seeks a balance between traditional historiographical concentration on the feudalisation of Scottish society as...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Feb-2011, EPUB+DRM, Izdevniecība: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN-13: 9780748687688)
This volume centres upon the era conventionally labelled the Making of the kingdom, or the Anglo-Norman era in Scottish history. It seeks a balance between traditional historiographical concentration on the feudalisation of Scottish society as...Lasīt vairāk
In viewing Galloway from the wider context of the northern British mainland, Irish Sea and wider Hebridean zone, it has been possible to explore the dynamics of state-building, dynastic interactions, and the close inter-relationships of the territori...Lasīt vairāk
These essays constitute the first radical reassessment since the nineteenth century of the role of architecture as an expression of lordship and status among Scottish secular and ecclesiastical elites in the period c.1124-c.1650. These studies of the...Lasīt vairāk
