Scotland Travel Guides

Author: Baxter, AlanPrice: $14.93Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2024-04-19T00:00:01ZPages:104Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1739484541ISBN:13:9781739484545A Scottish metal detectorist looks back on a successful career in unearthing artefacts from the country’s turbulent history, from coinage to jewellery and other items from centuries past, accompanied by full-colour photography.

Author: Vipond, AnnePrice: $20.95Buy NowCategory:Great Britain Travel GuidesPublication Date:2015-09-15T00:00:01ZPages:368Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1927747104ISBN:13:9781927747100Here is an indispensible guide for anyone taking a Northern Europe cruise. Detail at your fingertips on : Ports of Call Shore Excursions World Heritage Sites Art & Architecture History & Shopping Shopping Tips Cruisetour Options Each chapter provides historical background and practical information, including accurate walking…

Author: Braddick, MichaelPrice: $17.86Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2009-01-29T00:00:01ZPages:784Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0141008970ISBN:13:9780141008974The sequence of civil wars that ripped England apart in the seventeenth century was the single most traumatic event in this country between the medieval Black Death and the two world wars. Indeed, it is likely that a greater percentage of the population were killed in the civil…

Author: Blackstone, WilliamPrice: $8.99Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2015-11-25T00:00:01ZPages:338Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1519531230ISBN:13:9781519531230While America’s Founding Fathers looked to various sources for political philosophy, the one they turned to predominantly in the field of law was Sir William Blackstone, a barrister and patron of King George III who set out on writing a comprehensive tome of English Common Law. In addition…

Author: MacLeod Rivett, MaryPrice: $18.31Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2021-09-01T00:00:01ZPages:272Binding:Mass Market PaperbackISBN:10:1780273673ISBN:13:9781780273679The latest book in Birlinn’s acclaimed series of historical guides; an up-to-date, authoritative and accessible introduction to the built heritage of the Outer Hebrides

Author: Bodleian LibraryPrice: $9.29Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2016-06-15T00:00:01ZPages:64Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:1851244522ISBN:13:9781851244522Pocket Magna Carta reproduces the 1217 reissue of this landmark document, including both the original Latin text and a modern translation, as well as an accessible introduction that traces the background of Magna Carta’s signing and subsequent revisions throughout the centuries.

Author: Spurrell, WilliamPrice: $29.99Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2010-08-18T00:00:01ZPages:222Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1446033422ISBN:13:9781446033425Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Charlie WildPrice: $25.78Buy NowCategory:Great Britain Travel GuidesPublication Date:2024-05-02T00:00:00ZPages:0Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1837831424ISBN:13:9781837831425A beautifully presented collection of the very best in UK adventure, this book is designed to change the way people view the UK by showcasing the possibilities for extraordinary experiences we have right here on our doorstep. Charlie Wild and Jessica Last (aka @the.travel.project) have spent the…

Author: Amin, NathenPrice: $19.11Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2018-11-01T00:00:01ZPages:344Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:144568473XISBN:13:John of Gaunt’s illegitimate line whose role in the Wars of the Roses led to the capture of the crown.

Author: Burnham, AndyPrice: $32.83Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2018-09-25T00:00:01ZPages:416Binding:FlexiboundISBN:10:1786781549ISBN:13:9781786781543Winner of Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Discover the iconic standing stones and prehistoric sites of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—this comprehensive, coffee table travel guide features over 750 must-see destinations, with maps and color photographs The ultimate insiders’ guide, The Old Stones gives unparalleled insight into…

Author: Heffer, SimonPrice: $18.95Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2022-05-17T00:00:01ZPages:912Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1643139525ISBN:13:9781643139524A richly detailed history of Britain at its imperial zenith, revealing the simmering tensions and explosive rivalries beneath the opulent surface of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. The popular memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly, and thriving…

Author: GRAHAM UNEYPrice: $21.49Buy NowCategory:Great Britain Travel GuidesPublication Date:2016-05-04T00:00:01ZPages:240Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1852848340ISBN:13:9781852848347Walking guidebook to 80 routes on the Orkney, Shetland and Fair Isles. Day walks include routes on Hoy, Rousay, Foula, Yell and Unst as well as the mainlands. Walks range from 1 to 16 miles and provide options for walkers of all abilities. Information on interesting sites,…

Author: Colville, JohnPrice: $33.76Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:1986TPages:802Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:0393022234ISBN:13:9780393022230The diaries of Winston Churchill’s private secretary from 1941 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 provides a unique view of World War II, of Churchill’s wartime activities and those of his personal staff

Author: Carpenter, DavidPrice: $18.00Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2005-03-29T00:00:01ZPages:640Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0140148248ISBN:13:9780140148244The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the…

Author: Albiston, IsabelPrice: $2.19Buy NowCategory:Great Britain Travel GuidesPublication Date:2021-09-21T00:00:01ZPages:1056Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1787015718ISBN:13:9781787015715Lonely Planet’s Great Britain is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Puzzle the mysteries of Stonehenge, sip whisky in Scotland, and hike the mountains of Wales; all with your trusted travel companion. Get…

Author: Richard WyndhamPrice: $10.98Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2019-04-04T00:00:01ZPages:224Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:1849945489ISBN:13:9781849945486A remarkable and eccentric insight into the south east of England in the pre-war period. Richard Wyndham’s ‘last look round’ was a tour taken immediately before the Second World War in 1939 and was originally published in the following year as South-Eastern Survey. Wyndham is a very agreeable…

Author: Hicks, ZacPrice: $23.95Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2023-02-28T00:00:01ZPages:248Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1514005220ISBN:13:9781514005224What does “gospel-centered” worship look like for today’s church? Scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends that this idea can be found in Thomas Cranmer’s theology of worship, which was shaped by the Protestant principle of justification by faith alone and reflected in his 1552 edition of…

Author: Kavanagh, JuliePrice: $13.31Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2021-08-03T00:00:01ZPages:416Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:0802149367ISBN:13:9780802149367A brilliant work of historical true crime charting a pivotal event in the l9th century, the Phoenix Park murders in Dublin, that gripped the world and forever altered the course of Irish history, from renowned journalist, former New Yorker London editor, and Costa Biography Award finalist Julie Kavanagh….

Author: Ackroyd, PeterPrice: $16.76Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2020-12-22T00:00:01ZPages:416Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1250765978ISBN:13:9781250765970The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s enthralling History of England, beginning in 1688 with a revolution and ending in 1815 with a famous victory. In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange’s accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales…

Author: Mackay, JohnPrice: $11.81Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:1997-03-31T00:00:01ZPages:32Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:1852170360ISBN:13:9781852170363No summary available.

Author: Dalziel, NigelPrice: $17.42Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2006-12-26T00:00:01ZPages:144Binding:PaperbackISBN:10:0141018445ISBN:13:9780141018447The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the world’s greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. It examines the impact of British dominance in America, India…

Author: Bill BrysonPrice: $8.50Buy NowCategory:Great Britain HistoryPublication Date:2010-11-02T00:00:01ZPages:512Binding:HardcoverISBN:10:0061999768ISBN:13:9780061999765Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with original contributions from “a glittering array of scientific writing talent” (Sunday Observer) including Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick, and Neal Stephenson, among others, this incomparable book tells the spectacular story of science…