British & Irish History: C 1700 To C 1900
BIC code: HBCR
See also: History & Archaeology
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Add to BasketThe Good Sir James: The Life And Times Of Sir James Grant Of Grant Of Castle Grant
£11.99
- Paperback - Librario
Sir James Grant of Grant was one of the leaders of the 'Age of Improvement', overseeing agricultural advances and even town planning when he established the village of Grantown on Spey. During the famine of 1782/3 Sir James' initiative kept the population from starving by importing grain, largely at his own expense. -
Add to BasketThe Garden Cottage Diaries: My Year In The Eighteenth Century
£14.41
- Paperback - Saraband
For a full year, Fiona Houston recreated the lifestyle of her Peebleshire ancestor, living in a basic one-roomed cottage on her own resources, as a challenge to compare it with today's diet and lifestyle. Find out in this fascinating, funny and honest account how she donned historic dress and lived on a shoestring. -
Add to BasketGreyfriars Bobby A-Z: In Fact And Fiction
£4.25
- Paperback - George Robinson
This text presents everything the reader needs to know about Greyfriars Bobby. -
Add to BasketThe Garden Cottage Diaries: My Year In The Eighteenth Century
£15.00
- Hardback - Saraband
For a full year, Fiona Houston recreated the lifestyle of her Peebleshire ancestor, living in a basic one-roomed cottage on her own resources, as a challenge to compare it with today's diet and lifestyle. Find out in this fascinating, funny and honest account how she donned historic dress and lived on a shoestring. -
Add to BasketGeorge Wade, 1673-1748
£13.99
- Hardback - Arthur H. Stockwell
A biography of Field Marshal George Wade, best remembered for his role in disarming and pacifying the clans after the Jacobite Rising of 1715, and for the network of roads and bridges he built in the Scottish Highlands. -
Add to BasketGems Of Old Scotland: Scenes And Stories From The Old Statistical Account Of The 18th Century
£6.79
- Paperback - Argyll
In 1790, an eminent Scotsman had the very ambitious idea of compiling a complete picture of life in the whole of his country. He called on the assistance of every parish minister and sent 166 questions on every aspect of life in the last decade of the 18th century. This text contains highlights of the 'Old Statistical Account'. -
Add to BasketThe Gentleman Usher: The Life And Times Of George Dempster (1732-1818), Member Of Parliament And Laird Of Dunnichen And Skibo
£21.25
- Hardback - Pen & Sword Military
George Dempster was one of the best-known and most popular Scotsmen of his day. He served for 30 years as an MP in Westminster and was closely involved with the expansion of British influence and trade across the world, particularly in India and North America. John Evans tells his story. -
Add to BasketGeorge Lockhart Of Carnwath, 1681-1731: A Study In Jacobitism
£17.00
- Paperback - Tuckwell
Through an in-depth analysis of the attitudes, beliefs and assumptions of one of the most active Jacobites of the early 18th century, the author sheds light on the inner workings of Jacobitism in Scotland leading up to and following the Union of 1707. -
Add to BasketGlasgow: The Forming Of A City
£45.00
- Paperback - Edinburgh University Press
Glasgow offers readers an insight into Glasgow at the millennium, covering the most recent scholarship and opinion, and looking to the future of Glasgow in the coming century.
