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Looks at pirates and pirate stories with a Scottish connection. Part of the Scotties series of activity books for young readers.

Including translations and examining key figures, this work is about Caesar - the lavish spender, the military strategist, the considerable orator and historical writer, and probably the most influential figure of his time - in all his historical glory.

With an appendix providing a chronology, the Hebrew alphabet, weights, measures and coins, the Jewish calendar and a guide to further reading for easy reference, this is an accessible, user-friendly introduction which is indispensable to students as a starting point for studying the history, culture and development of the people of Israel.

The lives and principal literary achievements of over 1500 writers are outlined in brief essays that emphasize the links between the life and art of each writer.

From the Golden Age of Alexander III to Robert II, the first Stewart king, this book tells the history of Scotland between 1249 and 1371.

Including new translations and examining key figures, this is Caesar ¿ the lavish spender, the military strategist, the considerable orator and historical writer, and probably the most influential figure of his time ¿ in all his historical glory.

Explains the aims of the Jacobites and the background to the risings of Viscount Dundee (1689), the Earl of Mar (1715), and Charles Edward Stuart (1745). This work features a genealogical chart of the royal families of Scotland and England, and maps and battle plans.

This balanced, and thoroughly documented, account throws light not only on Baird himself, but on many of those associated with him. Truth is separated from legend, and the facts are uncovered behind Baird's auto-biographical memoir, published in 1988 as "Sermons, Soap and Television".

Part of the Scotties series of books for children, Scottish Explorers looks at the Scots who have explored the Earth over the last five hundred years.

In 209 AD the last Roman invasion of Scotland took place under Emperor Septimus Severus. Under constant attack from the natives of Caledonia, the Romans eventually gave up and returned to Rome as the Roman Empire began to crumble on all fronts. This book presents the story of Rome and its relationship to what is now called Scotland.

The Israelites" is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the people of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah up to the razing and renaming of Jerusalem and the virtual destruction of Palestine by Hadrian in A.D. 135. Drawing on Biblical, archaeological, historical and critical sources, Antony Kamm traces the history of the Israelites against the turbulent background of the times, and describes their society, religion and ultimate dispersal th...