History
An Accidental Tragedy: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots – Roderick Graham
- Publisher: Birlinn
- ISBN: 1 84158 551 3
- Publication date: October 2007
- Format: hbk, 234 x 156 mm
- Extent: 480 pp
- Price: £25.00
- Rights available: World
Based on contemporary documents, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a catholic martyr nor as a murderous adulteress but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics. Mary Stuart had none of the ruthlessness of her contemporary sisters, nor the female empowerment exhibited by Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers or Elizabeth Tudor. In an age of intellectually brilliant and powerful women, Mary relied on her beauty and charm in place of reason and determination. Passive and graceful, she allowed events to overtake her and when she did attempt to control her future, she unwittingly set in train the events that would lead her to the executioners block.
Contact: Maria White - maria@birlinn.co.uk
The Real Fighting Stuff: Arms and Armour at Glasgow Museums – Tobias Capwell
- Publisher: Glasgow Museums
- ISBN: 978 0 90275 282 5
- Publication Date: 28 April 2007
- Format: pbk, 297 x 210 mm
- Extent: 104 pp
- Price: £9.99
- Rights available: World
The Real Fighting Stuff is the first book to explore the whole of Glasgow Museums’ comprehensive collection of European arms and armour. Lavishly illustrated in colour throughout and written in a lively and accessible style, it is equally suitable for arms enthusiasts, readers new to the subject and older children.
‘Glasgow’s vast array of battlefield treasure has now been comprehensively surveyed.’ Sunday Herald, 29 April 2007
Contact: Susan Pacitti - susan.pacitti@csglasgow.org
Scotland’s Great Ships - Brian D. Osborne & Ronald Armstrong
- Publisher: Luath Press
- ISBN: 978 1 90630 704 2
- Publication Date: October 2007
- Format: hbk, 230 x 187 mm
- Extent: 208 pp
- Price: £9.99
- Rights available: World
Come sail the high seas and uncover Scottish booty in this treasure chest of ships.
A unique study of significant ships of Scotland, sailing through 1000 years of Scottish maritime history, enhanced by beautiful paintings and photographs of all the major ships – a fantastic addition to any library!
From the Celtic sea-farers to the Cutty Sark and the Royal Yacht Britannia – Osborne and Armstrong champion great ships. Combining the ships’ histories with their involvement and significance in Scottish life and imagination, this is a unique study of Scotland’s oft forgotten maritime legacy. Not just a book for ship
enthusiasts, this lavishly illustrated, highly accessible and readable account of Scotland’s great ships will capture your imagination and leave you dreaming of life on the high seas.
Contact: Nele Andersch & Gavin MacDougall - andersch@referencepoint.de & gavin.macdougall@luath.co.uk