The Scottish Radiance Book Shelf

The Early Stewart Kings
Robert II and Robert III, 1371 - 1406
The Steward Dynasty in Scotland Series
By Stephen Boardman

This is the first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval Scotland's most famous and durable royal dynasty. Firmly based on contemporary documentary sources, Stephen Boardman's study examines the ways in which both kings' unjustly poor reputations grew from laster embellishments to contemporary political propaganda.

People/Monarchy * pb * 304 pp * illustrated * ISBN 1 898410 43 7

Price £14.99 plus shipping and handling

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The Heather and The Gale
Clan Donald and Clan Campbell during the Wars of Montrose
By Ronald Williams

After the forfeiture of the Lordship of the Isle, these two mighty families emerged as prominent amongst all who sought to fill the power vacuum in the West. In his latest book, Ronald Williams shows how their differing strategies led inexorably to that fatal confrontation, wherein Gaeldom, Catholicism and the King were eventually overwhelms by Calvinism and bloody revolution. The author carefully sets the stage and then, drawing upon extensive personal research, sweeps through the saga of Montrose's campaign with a vigor and passion that is as infectious as it is stimulating. The detailed topographical reference swill be of special value to those who seek to retrace the physical course of events.

History * 216 x 138 mm * 224 pp * Maps and Index * ISBN 1899863 18 4

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James I
The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland Series
by Michael Brown

The first full - length study in over fifty years of this enigmatic monarch.

History/Monarchy * Winner of the Agnes Mure Mackenzie Award

pb * ISBN ISBN 1 898410 40 2

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Mary Queen of Scots
By Antonia Fraser

The book considered the most renowned resource on the life of this women surrounded by mystery and speculation is Antonia Fraser's book, "Mary Queen of Scots." This biography reads like a mystery and adventure novel. It needs to be read carefully as it contains multitudinous views and insights into this remarkable woman..

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History/Monarchy * Hard back

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Monarchs of Scotland
by Stewart Ross

The intriguing story of the Kings and Queens of the independent nation of Scotland , from Kenneth McAlpine to Queen Anne, and the key role they played in the creation and preservation of the Scottish Kingdom. They welded a nation from scattered and disparate racial groupings: Stewart Ross presents their personalities and achievements in a lively manner, skillfully weaving their vivid stories into the tapestry of history.

History * 234 x 156 mm * 328 pp * Illustrations Color and b & w

ISBN 0 948403 225 hb * Price £14.95 plus shipping and handling.

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The Prince and The Pretender
by A. J. Youngson

A number of accounts given by participants in the ‘45 have come down to us. But there are many points on which they disagree. Who, or what, are we to believe? Was Charles close to the front line at the Battle of Culloden or at the rear. Was his horse shot under him, as two of the eye-witnesses insist? Did he have to be persuaded to leave the field or did he flee as soon as the tide of battle turned against him, prompting Lord Elcho, his follower and one time friend to say ‘There you go for a damned cowardly Italian!'

These are the kinds of questions that drove Professor Youngson, one of Scotland's leading historians, to undertake his remarkable reexamination of the Jacobite Rebellion. He presents two versions of ‘45, one from the Hanoverian and one from the Jacobite point of view. In order to do so, he has to adopt two different characters and two corresponding sets of preferences and prejudices. In each account he includes only what he believes to be true, avoiding exaggeration or speculation. What he demonstrates is how, if one adopts two contrasting points of view, the same people and the same events can be described in two revealing different ways.

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History/People * 269 pages * pp * ISBN 1 873644620

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