Description Bringing our shop stock to you! A Selection of books from our Store Bookshop covering many aspects of Mull, Scotland and British History – A Chance for you to support Duart Castle and learn more about Scotland’s history. Alasdair – The Irish Exile Years – When the Irish tenants rise up against the land owners in the Christmas of 1641, Scottish exile Alasdair MacColla MacDhòmhnail sees in the unrest an opportunity to gain influence and power over his family’s gaoler, the most powerful man in Scotland, the Earl of Argyll. As the conflict becomes civil war his name begins to be spoken in high places. He is dubbed the Holer of Houses by his detractors and the last defender of a dying way of life by his supporters; to his enemies and friends alike he seems to have supernatural protection. War Paths – Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans and their definitive conflicts. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. As he recounts the military prowess of the clans he also tells of their lives, their language and culture before it was all swept away. The Highland Clearances – Eric Richards – It traces the origins of the Clearances from the eighteenth century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1880s, showing how the process of clearance was part of a wider European movement of rural depopulation. Eric Richards describes the appalling conditions and treatment suffered by the Highland people, yet at the same time illustrates how difficult the choices were that faced even the most benevolent landlords in the face of rapid economic change. A History of Scotland – a comprehensive history of the land and the people by renowned Historian Neil Oliver – Scotland’s history has been badly served over the years. Defined by its relationship to England, Scotland’s popular history is full of near-mythical figures and tragic events, her past littered with defeat, failure and thwarted ambition. Paperback Island Voices – Traditions of North Mull – an Island History by Ann MacKenzie – The subjects throughout this book are timeless – local belief and superstition, pastimes, work, health and cures, tales and proverbs. Paperback To The Hebrides – Samuel Johnson’s journey to the Western Islands of Scotland – The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is a travel journal by Scotsman James Boswell first published in 1785. Paperback Mull – The Island and its People by Jo Currie – This is the first serious history ever written of one of the most beautiful and most visited of Hebridean islands and is the product of fifteen years’ research. – Large Paperback Culloden – A history of the 45 uprising – The Battle of Culloden has gone down in history as the last major battle fought on British soil: a vicious confrontation between Scottish forces supporting the Stuart claim to the throne and the English Royal Army – Paperback Cromwellian Warship – An informative large format hardback with slipcover. Lots of photographic and detailed information about the sunken battleships. This book records the excavation of the wreck of a small Cromwellian warship, believed to be Swan, which was found off Duart Point in 1979. Treasures Lost – a light paperback A4 history of the Spanish Galleons that visited Mull and sank in the Tobermory Bay. Scotland – A concise History by Fitzroy Maclean – a very informative edition covering the history of the land and the people of Scotland – Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean disentangles the threads and enlivens his brisk account. Paperback.
