This book is a critical account of the social, economic and cultural experience of consumption and luxury of the Highlands in the eighteenth century.

Historians have long recognised the importance of the coalfield in Scotland's industrialisation, but the central focus of this study is on the colliers themselves.

In this ground-breaking study of the medieval parliament, Roland Tanner gives the Scottish Parliament a human face by examining the actions and motives of those who attended.

Asbestos destroys people's lives. Asbestos-related diseases now account for some 400 deaths every year in Scotland, with many more being severely disabled.

A century ago life in the Upper Tweed Valley was very different to that of today. This book, compiled from notes made by Andrew Lorimer, describes his personal experience of a way of life which had almost completely disappeared by the middle of the twelfth century.

This major biography traces Sharp's development from Presbyterian minister to archbishop, examining how he manoeuvred his way through the Civil Wars, the Protectorate and the Restoration.

Unlike previous accounts of Celtic, this book discusses the tactics of the different historical periods, compares the players and managers of yesteryear with their modern counterparts and assesses the quality players in each generation.

The problem of the Clearances is often associated simply with the Highlands, but on the small island of Rousay one of the most dramatic conflicts of all took place between tenant and landowner in the dramatic years from 1840 to 1890.

Here are the stories of the famous people who came to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, why they came, how they travelled and what they found.

Starting from an interest in his own family, and in the area to the south of Forres which he had known from childhood, Robert Hay has produced an account of the lands of Altyre which is both local and universal.

This selection of 180 [new] letters - destined to become another classic in the tradition of the Memorials - provides much fresh information about his career as advocate, judge, Whig activist, genial family man and pioneer in building conservation.

Dr Wormald’s highly original and stimulating analysis of this evidence offers new ways of thinking about the ’post feudal’ aristocracy, not only in Scotland but in other countries too.

This book offers new interpretations of the origins and development of the kingdom or lordship of Galloway.

The name and writings of Hugh Miller, born in Cromarty in 1802, have always been and still are well known. Apart from an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography, his wife, Lydia, born in Invemess in 1812, has remained undeservedly in obscurity. N