The Hunt for Rob Roy investigates new and controversial sources that shake modern conceptions of a well-marked man.

This is the first life of Rob to written by an experienced historian, based on a full range of sources. The picture that emerges is one of a remarkable life­ but not a heroic one.

This volume continues the story begun in The Scottish Revolution of the Covenanters’ sudden rise to power, but how their soaring ambitions and religious zeal in the end led Scotland to an unparalleled disaster.

In 1637 Scotland exploded in rebellion against King Charles I: the events that followed have traditionally been interpreted in terms of religious conflict, but while accepting the importance of religious inspiration, The Scottish Revolution prov