Today, Scotland's history is frequently associated with the clarion call of political nationalism. However, in the nineteenth century the influence of history o

This book examines the efforts of the government in Scotland to manage the increase of migrants travelling to Britain at the end of the nineteenth century. Focu

In 1859, the historian Lord John Acton asserted: 'two great principles divide the world, and contend for the mastery, antiquity and the middle ages'. The influe

Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year The legendary Scottish king Máel Coluim III, also known as 'Malcolm Canmore', is often held to epi

This volume reveals a distinct but comparable concern with cultural defence and revivalism in fin-de-siècle Scotland, evident in the work of a number of writer