The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century.
Drawing on a wide range of source materials from across Scotland, this sourcebook provides new insights into women’s attitudes to the society in which they lived, and how they negotiated their identities within private and public life.
Focusing predominantly on the period between April 1706 and January 1707, the book examines the attitudes and reactions of Presbyterians to the treaty and challenges many of the widely held assumptions about the role of the church and other groups during the debate.
Scotland and the French Revolutionary War, 1792-1802 aims to provide an up-dated discussion of the nature and extent of Scottish support for the British state in the 1790s.
At a time when the Union between Scotland and England is once again under the spotlight, Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland examines the way in which Scotland’s national heroes were once remembered as champions of both Scottish and British patriotism.
This book offers a fresh perspective on the Presbyterian legacy in contemporary Scottish historiography, at the same time as informing current debates on national identity.
This volume is an important addition to the history of Scotland and European law, utilising innovative... Læs mere
A survey of how Highland society organised its farming communities, exploited its resource base and interacted with its environment from prehistory to 1914
Probes the deep-rooted links between the land, the people and the religious culture of the Scottish Highlands and Islands in the nineteenth century.
This book brings unusually brings together work on 15th century and the 16th century Scottish history, asking... Læs mere
Considers the nature of Irish involvement in the Highland ‘Crofters’ War’, examining the competing claims of various land reform movements for the consideration of the crofters, and highlighting the heterogeneous nature of Irish nationalism in the 1880s.
This volume makes a major contribution to Scottish, British and comparative gender, women's and labour history by combining personal testimony... Læs mere