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A General Description of the East Coast of Scotland from Edinburgh to Cullen
Author:  Francis Douglas
Published:  1826
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

In a series of letters to a friend Francis Douglas gives us a wonderful picture of the East Coast of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Cullen, visiting St Andrews and Aberdeen universities and describing the trades and manufacture of the large towns    

Price:  £12.13





A History of the Scotch Poor Law In Connexion with the Condition of the People
Author:  Sir George Nicholls
Published:  1856
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This excellent study covers the provision for the poor in Scotland from the middle ages through to the mid 1800s.    

Price:  £12.13





Annual Register for England, Scotland, Ireland & America 1798
Published:  1798
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An almanack. Contains thousands of names, including consuls, politicians, peers, and officers of the army and navy, etc. Excellent source material for genealogists and historians.    

Price:  £9.79





Burke's Peerage Baronetage & Knightage
Published:  1881
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This well known Burkes Peerage is comprehensive and well indexed. Published in 1881 it follows a time when many changes occurred in the peerage.    

Price:  £17.87





Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Anne, preserved in the Public Record Office
Published:  2005
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

This volume of the Calendar of State Papers Domestic for the reign of Queen Anne covers the period from May 1704 to October 1705. It includes not only the main series of state papers domestic but also the related series of state papers Ireland, Scotland, military and naval; entry books and Signet Office letter books and docket books.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83145-7

Price:  £150.00
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Camden's Britannia
Author:  Gibson
Published:  1722
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The definitive early history and description of the whole of Britain. An absolute must for anyone's collection providing invaluable background information for family history research.    

Price:  £15.11





Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland 1536-1784
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Treason, Murder, Tumult, Piracy, Forgery, Incest, Adultery, Fornication, Blasphemy, Crimes against religion and the state, Witchcraft. Fascinating reading!    

Price:  £9.79





Central East Scotland Pigot's County Directories 1825/6
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Includes: Edinburgh & Leith, Fife, Haddington, Kinross, Linlithgow. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.    

Price:  £9.79





Central Scotland Counties Pigot's Directories 1825/6
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Includes: Ayr, Clackmannan, Dumbarton, Lanark, Renfrew. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.    

Price:  £9.79





Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513
Author:  Katie Stevenson
Published:  2006
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

For decades, the study of Scotland in the fifteenth century has focused on the complex relationships between crown and magnates. However, the importance of the chivalric ideal to the Scottish knightly class, and the use of chivalry as a political tool by the Stewart kings, has been overlooked by scholars. This book aims to fill this gap.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83192-1

Price:  £45.00
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Circuit Journeys
Author:  Lord Cockburn
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Places well indexed and fully searchable. As well as details of the cases it gives you a good insight into the habits and thoughts of Judges in the early 1800s.    

Price:  £7.50





David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Angus, vol 1
Author:  David Reid
Published:  2005
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

    ISBN 978-1-897-97624-1

Price:  £30.00





David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Angus, vol.2
Author:  David Reid
Published:  2005
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

    ISBN 978-1-897-97625-8

Price:  £30.00





David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Douglas, vol 1
Author:  David Reid
Published:  1996
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

    ISBN 978-1-897-97612-8

Price:  £30.00





David Hume of Godscroft's The History of the House of Douglas, vol 2
Author:  David Reid
Published:  1996
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

    ISBN 978-1-897-97613-5

Price:  £30.00





Debrett's Peerage - Scotland & Ireland 1825
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An excellent reference book of 1825 listing and describing all of the peerages in Scotland and Ireland.    

Price:  £15.11





Decisions of the Court of Session 1781-1822
Author:  David Hume
Published:  1839
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful record of hundreds of court decisions involving people from all over Scotland.    

Price:  £17.87





Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture
Author:  Bernhard Maier
Published:  2000
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The definitive reference work on this topic. `[The author takes] the Celtic world to include both the European continent and the more recent settlements in the British Isles. The entries, admirably broad in scope, conceive religion and culture as including not only the usual gods and myths but shamanic practices and totems. Maier also provides entries for important scholars of Celtic culture.' CHOICE   paperback   ISBN 978-0-851-15660-6

Price:  £25.00





England and Scotland in the Fourteenth Century: New Perspectives
Author:  Andy King
Published:  2007
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Typical accounts of Anglo-Scottish relations over the whole fourteenth century tends to present a sustained period of bitter enmity, described routinely by stock-phrases such as 'endemic warfare', and typified by battles such as Bannockburn [1314], Neville's cross [1346] or Otterburn [1388], border-raiding and the capture of James I of Scotland by English pirates in 1406. However, as this collection shows, the situation was far more complex. Drawing together new perspectives from new and leading researchers, the essays investigate the great complexity of Anglo-Scottish tensions in this most momentous of centuries and in doing so often reveal a far more ambivalent and at times even a peaceful and productive Anglo-Scottish dynamic. The topics treated include military campaigns and ethos; the development of artillery; the leading 'Disinherited' Anglo-Scot, Edward Balliol; Scots in English allegiance and Border Society; religious patronage; Papal relations; the effect of dealings with Scotland on England's government and parliament; identity, ethnicity and otherness; and shared values and acculturation.
Contributors: AMANDA BEAM, MICHAEL BROWN, DAVID CALDWELL, GWILYM DODD, ANTHONY GOODMAN, ANDY KING, SARAH LAYFIELD, IAIN MACINNES, RICHARD ORAM, MICHAEL PENMAN, ANDREA RUDDICK AND DAVID SIMPKIN.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83318-5

Price:  £45.00





English Goldsmiths and their Marks
Author:  Sir Charles James Jackson
Published:  2nd ed., 1921
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

Containing complete lists of Irish gold and silver marks as well as all known Dublin and provincial apprentices, freemen, quarter-brothers and masters, Jackson's publication remains unsurpassed and is still the authoritative publication in the history, work and membership of the Irish, English and Scottish Guilds of Goldsmiths. At more than 750 pages, this publication has no peer in the breadth and depth of material.     ISBN 1-84630-096-7

Price:  £20.30
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Evidence on the Employment of Children
Published:  1842
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This huge government publication of 1842 contains evidence on the employment of children. Evidence is given by interviews with the employers, adult workers and children, relating to the work and lifestyle conditions. It is an extraordinarily rich and vivid resource of detailed information on early 19th century social conditions in the manufacturing areas of Great Britain and Ireland.    

Price:  £16.98
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Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of Aberdeen 1398-1570
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Transcripts of ancient civil and criminal court proceedings in Aberdeenshire with an excellent index of names.    

Price:  £17.87





Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland - Cassell 1898
Published:  1898
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Descriptions of every town, village and hamlet in the whole of Great Britain and Ireland. Excellent maps. 4 CD set    

Price:  £23.83





Great Landowners of Great Britain and Ireland
Author:  John Bateman
Published:  4th ed., 1883
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

Details of the great landowners of Great Britain and Ireland extracted from two returns made by Government rate collectors. The 533 page publication is an essential resource, containing a vast amount of personal and financial detail on owners of land of 3,000 acres worth more that 3,000 a year.     ISBN 1-84630-108-4

Price:  £18.95
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Highlands Counties 1825/6 Pigot's Directories
Published:  1825
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Includes: Aberdeen, Banff, Caithness, Elgin (Morayshire) Inverness, Nairn, Orkneys, Ross & Cromarty, Sutherland. Nobility & clergy (all Scotland) and 1825 maps of the whole of Scotland.    

Price:  £9.79





Holden's Triennial Directory for 1805, 1806 and 1807
Published:  1807
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A very rare, incredibly useful, early directory. Using a directory like this, which pre-dates civil registration (1837), can often help you to pin down areas to search for possible marriage and baptismal records.    

Price:  £15.11





Kelly's 1904 Directory of Printers, Booksellers, Publishers, etc.
Published:  1904
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This excellent directory not only covers the subjects described in its title, but all associated trades and businesses.    

Price:  £20.00





Linlithgowshire Claims for Enrolment in the 1839 Election
Published:  1839
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

These 36 original documents have never been published, and are not deposited with the county record office. These unique documents have now all been scanned, and are available on CD from the Archive CD Books Project.    

Price:  £12.13





Lord Broghill and the Cromwellian Union with Ireland and Scotland
Author:  Patrick Little
Published:  2004
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Broghill's years of political influence included a distinctive initiative in Ireland in the early 1650s calling for limits on army power, religious radicalism, and urging closer ties with England; domestic reforms and keen promotion of the Cromwellian regime in Scotland, of which he was president during 1655-6; and in 1656-7 the introduction of the Humble Petition and Advice, which sought to re-establish a civilian state, with Oliver Cromwell as king. Cromwell's refusal of the crown marked the beginning of the end of Broghill's political aspirations, and here these years of influence are seen in the context of the rest of his life, especially his early years as understudy of his father, the 1st earl of Cork, and his later life, as earl of Orrery. A thematic section deals with Broghill's private motives: the importance of his extended family, his financial situation, and, above all, his deep religious beliefs.
PATRICK LITTLE is Senior Research Fellow, History of Parliament Trust.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83099-3

Price:  £50.00





Matilda of Scotland
Author:  Lois L. Huneycutt
Published:  2003
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Matilda of Scotland was the daughter of Malcolm II of Scotland and his Anglo-Saxon queen Margaret. Her marriage to Henry I of England in 1100 thus brought to Henry, descendant of the conquering Normans, a direct and politically desirable link to Matilda's ancestor Alfred the Great.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15994-2

Price:  £40.00
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Muthill Register of Baptisms 1697 - 1847
Author:  Rev. A W Cornelius Hallen
Published:  1887
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The details given include, date baptised, parents names, place of birth and date born. It is important to note that not only is the Father's name given but also the Maiden name of the Mother.    

Price:  £9.79





Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland
Published:  1890
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This beautiful set of six books, first published circa 1890, is a fantastically detailed topographical, biographical and historical account of every place in Scotland, from the tiniest Highland hamlet to the great cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. It also contains dozens of absolutely stunning maps and photographs.    

Price:  £21.28





Our Own Country - Cassells
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Histories and illustrations of Britain and Ireland. See More Info for place names.    

Price:  £15.11
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Owen's New Book of Roads
Published:  1822
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A book for the traveller. Each road has towns, main villages, bridges, crossings, etc. along its route, with distance tables, plus names of prominent people and residences. Contents include: Alphabetical cities, towns and remarkable villages in England & Wales; Scottish Roads; Principal and direct roads in England & Wales; Cross roads; Circuits of the judges; Tide tables, and more.    

Price:  £9.79





Parliament, its History, Constitution and Practice
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

An excellent book which describes the history and development of Parliament.    

Price:  £9.79





Paterson's Book of Roads, 1808
Published:  1808
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Road routes throughout Great Britain, with distances, information about places passed through on each route, turnpikes etc.    

Price:  £15.11





Paterson's Book of Roads, 1829
Published:  1829
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Road routes throughout Great Britain, with distances, information about places passed through on each route, turnpikes etc.    

Price:  £12.13





Peerages of England Scotland & Ireland 1790
Published:  1790
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful little leather bound book published in 1790 that lists all of the Peerages of England Scotland & Ireland. Many coats of arms illustrated (mainly of the most important families), and thousands of names.    

Price:  £12.13





Peerages of England Scotland & Ireland 1790
Published:  1790
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A wonderful little leather bound book published in 1790 that lists all of the Peerages of England Scotland & Ireland. Many coats of arms illustrated (mainly of the most important families).    

Price:  £12.13





Place Names of Scotland
Author:  James B Johnston
Published:  1903
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Descriptions of the origins of Scottish place names    

Price:  £15.11





Records of the University of St. Andrews
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Fully indexed early records of the University of St. Andrews. Includes the Graduation Roll 1413-1579 and the Matriculation Roll 1473-1579.    

Price:  £12.13





Records of the University of St. Andrews
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The Matriculation Roll of the University of St. Andrews 1747-1897. This excellent book has also contains information about the history of the university, together with early engravings and photographs. Fully indexed.    

Price:  £12.13





Rental Book of The Cistercian Abbey of Cupar - Angus (Volume 2)
Author:  Rev. Charles Rogers
Published:  1880
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Records of the Abbey of Cupar. Of great historical and topographical interest, and important in relation to many central Scottish notable families. Details of Scottish husbandry and rural affairs during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, how the Pre-Reformation clergy administered their estates, and conducted their affairs. A portrait of social and domestic life.    

Price:  £15.11





Restoration Scotland, 1660-1690
Author:  Clare Jackson
Published:  2003
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

In the twilight years of Scottish independence, the Restoration period witnessed both the triumph of Stuart absolutism and the radical Covenanting resistance of the 'Killing Times' immortalised in presbyterian memory. This is the first account of this fascinating and dramatic period in Scottish history. It begins with the widespread popular royalism that acclaimed Charles II's return to power in 1660 and concludes by examining the collapse of royal authority that occurred under his brother, James VII & II, and the events of the Williamite Revolution of 1688-90. In reconstructing the world of late-seventeenth century Scotland, this book draws on an extensive range of printed and manuscript sources, the majority of which have never been used by historians before. Amidst current interest in Scottish political and parliamentary history before 1707, this book emphasises the dynamic and characteristic cosmopolitanism of Restoration intellectual culture as revealed from a range of national, British and Continental perspectives. In doing so, it challenges numerous historiographical orthodoxies, and modifies conventional understanding of pre-Enlightenment Scotland.
CLARE JACKSON lectures in the history of political thought at the University of Cambridge.   hardback