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I saw the field of battle' It still exhibits a most striking picture of desolation all the neighbouring houses being broken down by cannon-shot and shells. There was one sweet little chateau in particular called Hougomont which was the object of several desperate assaults and was at length burned to the ground' There was an immense carnage on this spot and the stench of the dead bodies is still frightfully sensible. WALTER SCOTTWhy was the Battle of Waterloo so significant for Scottish history?How has the conflict been represented in Scottish art and literature?What did the Scots who witnessed the battle and its aftermath have to say about it at the time?The Battle of Waterloo represented a seismic shift in the tectonic plates of national identity for Scotland. In art and political rhetoric, the Scots became the poster boys of the British Empire at Waterloo. Ostensibly fighting alongside England against France, the battle also arguably saw Scotland move away from the Auld Alliance towards identification with the United Kingdom.Scotland's Waterloo concentrates on how the battle was perceived at the time, showcasing the different ways that illustrious Scots documented and responded to the battle in its immediate aftermath. Owen Dudley Edwards starts with the painters and their patrons, before moving on to the fascinating eyewitness accounts of Scottish soldiers and doctors. He finally introduces the voices of two of the most famous Scottish writers who experienced the horrific aftermath of the battle first-hand, Sir Walter Scott and Lord Byron.

A witty and quirky guide to St Andrews: a charming and historic town on the east coast of Scotland; site of the Chariots of Fire beach; the home of golf; as close to paradise as you're likely to find this side of the pearly gates.

Providing everything a prospective hill walker could want, The Ultimate Guide to the Munros also makes extensive use of annotated digital photographs and OS maps and includes everything about a route from the amount of effort required to local history, weather conditions and the best tea-rooms in the vicinity.

The first of two volumes detailing the life of Duncan Williamson, highlighting his early traveller roots through to the second half of his life.

Journey with Russell Lyon through the fascinating story of the Society of Horsemen, the secret group of strange gifted men who traditionally ruled the world of the stables. Discover a culture stranger than fiction, where a stable-boy could be asked to shake hands with the devil through a wall, and the sign of power would float upstream.

This work contains the stories of the many closes and wynds of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, from the castle to the palace.

This City Now sets out to retrieve the hidden architectural, cultural and historical riches of some of Glasgows working-class districts. Many who enjoy the fruits of Glasgows recent gentrification may be surprised and delighted by the gems which Ian Mitchell has uncovered beyond the usual haunts.

In a collection of essays from a wide range of leading political specialists, journalists and academics, Hassan and Gunson have assembled a comprehensive guide to Brexit for the UK as a whole, and its constituent parts. Particular focus is paid to how Brexit will impact Scotland and the viability of a future Scottish independence.

Dundonians have a defining, distinctive way of expressingthemselves and communicating feelings. The ancient city'scharacteristic accent can be heard in any Lochee bar or Hilltoonplayground, or on any bus - where Dundee grannies haveextraordinary `Eh?' `Eh!' nodding conversations. And to thetrained ear they make perfect sense!

Samuel Smiles' groundbreaking work "Self-Help" published in 1859 encouraged people to believe that they could do anything that they determined to do. More than a self-help book "Self-Help for the 21st Century" offers opinion, social commentary and biography.

Winner of the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2017A face is nothing without its history. Gavin and Emma live in Manhattan. Delving into family stories and his roots in the Highlands of Scotland, he embarks on a quest to discover his own true face, `uniquely sprung from all the faces that had been'.

After `How David Cameron Saved Scotland', satirical author Owen Dudley Edwards comes back with a new book, `Defining Moments in The Fight for Independence'. The book covers the defining moments in which nations such as Ireland, Brazil, Belgium, Haiti achieved independence.

This is a collection of Robert Allan Jamieson's Shetlandic poetry spanningthe entirety of his writing life. It contains both original poetry and poetry intranslation from many of the marginal or disappearing languages of theworld, including Hungarian, Greek, Icelandic, Catalan and Turkish.

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.This is a new collection of Alan Riach's poetry, the first since 2009. It is highly relevant to these politically charged times, covering themes of hope and grief and exploring borders both personal and physical.

Following a group of diehard Celtic fans (and some that aren't quite fans!) as they travel to Lisbon, this book recounts the trip to see the Hoops raise the European Cup in 1967.

This is the question Anne Pia continually asked of herself growing up in the Italian-Scots community of post-World War Two Edinburgh. Yet - like her relationship with her own mother - her `belonging' in her Italian and Scottish heritages remains to this day unresolved and complex.

Both are caught up in a tangle of espionage and treachery following the defeat of the 1745 Jacobite Rising in Scotland.The novel ranges over Europe, and finally to America, showing the international reach of Scotland's culture and politics.

Small northern European states have been a major point of reference in the Scottish independence debate. For nationalists, they have been an 'arc of prosperity' while in the aftermath of the financial crash, unionists lampooned the 'arc of insolvency'. Both characterisations are equally misleading. Small states can do well in the global market place, but they face the world in very different ways. Some accept market logic and take the 'low road' of low wages, low taxes and light regulation, with a correspondingly low level of public services. Others take the 'high road' of social investment, which entails a larger public sector and higher taxes. Such a strategy requires innovative government, flexibility and social partnership. Keating and Harvey compare the experience of the Nordic and Baltic states and Ireland, which have taken very different roads and ask what lessons can be learnt for Scotland. They conclude that success is possible but that hard choices would need to be taken. Neither side in the independence debate has faced these choices squarely.

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A woman sunbathing on a demolition site in Bridgeton. Two women in a punch up in Glasgow's West End. A young mother breast-feeding in an art gallery. A working man stepping off a tenement roof on a snowy morning. City streets. Country lanes. Not to mention Hugh MacDiarmid's dirty socks. Or that poem with the intriguing title, 'V****A'.

On 16 May 2004, aged 51, Vicky Jack topped the summit of Mount Everest. Over a span of 7 years, she had fulfilled her life's ambition to climb the Seven Summits, breaking records in her stride. Anna Magnusson expertly offers us Jack's story of inspiration, ambition, challenge and success.

As Provost of Perth & Kinross, and leader of Perth's campaign, he is the ideal person to tell the inside story of the tactics deployed to achieve the restoration of Perth's City Status, the most important event in Perth's history in nearly 200 years.

How did George McCluskey become one of Celtic F.C.'s most memorable football players?

Topicsinclude literature, religion, history and story, the Radical1790s, the remarkable Douglas Young and anintroduction to Geomythography, a new way of meldingprehistory and history to present a new and refreshingway seeing our past.Understanding our past is vital to the process of buildinga new Scotland in the years ahead.

This book traces Stevenson's fanatical interest in the club from a very young age , his time as a left-winger wearing the number eleven green and white jersey in the 60s, and the well-deserved recognition that he has gained today.

The discovery that enabled this act of gentle subversion is the precedent, following the case of Bridgeman Art Library vs Corel Corp (1999), that galleries cannot copyright `slavish' reproductions of art.

Macbeth was not the monstrous caricature created by Shakespeare; he was a real man who was born in Moray, part of the Kingdom of Alba, in the early 11th century. From early childhood Macbeth fought real-life treachery to protect his birthright to the throne and ruled successfully from 1040 to 1057. Travel what is now Scotland with a touring itinerary as you follow On the Trail of the Real Macbeth, King of Alba.

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