Reviews Book review: ‘Island of Dreams’ by Dan Boothby September 18, 2016 1044 Views 11 Comments At the end of August I went to the Edinburgh Book Festival to see a joint talk by two authors …
Reviews Book review: ‘Scotland’s Merlin’ by Tim Clarkson July 14, 2016 1328 Views 14 Comments “And in the battle of Arfderydd my torc was of gold…” From ‘Yr Afallennau’ (‘The Apples’), a poem in the …
Reviews Book review: ‘The First Blast of the Trumpet’ by Marie Macpherson July 24, 2015 972 Views 14 Comments The first in the 'Knox Trilogy', this riveting story of 16th century Scotland will sweep you into the court of …
Reviews Book review: ‘Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age’ by Tim Clarkson January 23, 2015 1489 Views 0 Comment This fascinating new book by Tim Clarkson, an expert on early medieval Scotland, throws some light on the little-known Kingdom …
Reviews Book review: ‘Moonwalker – Adventures of a Midnight Mountaineer’ by Alan Rowan October 20, 2014 860 Views 0 Comment Climbing Scotland's highest mountains is a serious challenge for any walker… but would you climb them at night? Alan …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Old Straight Track’ by Alfred Watkins July 14, 2014 2635 Views 0 Comment One of my very favourite books… for many people, 'The Old Straight Track' will need no introduction. This is …
Reviews Book review: ‘The New Sylva’ May 07, 2014 1251 Views 0 Comment In 1664, horticulturalist John Evelyn published 'Sylva', a comprehensive study of Britain's trees; and in 2014, to mark the …
Reviews Book review: ‘In Search of the Dark Ages’ by Michael Wood February 02, 2014 3764 Views 0 Comment I've just finished 'In Search of the Dark Ages' by Michael Wood, and I can totally recommend it as a …
Reviews Book review: ‘The Scottish Malcontent’ by Colin Macaulay October 03, 2013 1151 Views 8 Comments Set in Edinburgh in the late 1700s, when the flame of the Jacobite rebellion was still glimmering in Scottish hearts, …
Reviews Book review: ‘Keepers: The Ancient Offices of Britain’ September 24, 2013 1133 Views 15 Comments If you’re at all interested in history and pageantry, or if you love British eccentricity, you will adore this book …
