The Jacobites
$27.65
- Paperback
48 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2009
Summary
This is a new edition of this best-selling “Scottie”, recast and rewritten for readers of 10 upwards. 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) are explained, and this colourful but bloody period in Scotland’s past brought vividly to life. The telling is illuminated by extracts from original documents, genealogical chart of the royal families of Scotland and England, and maps and battle pl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781905267286 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1905267282 |
| Author: | Antony Kamm |
| Publisher: | NMSE - Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | NMSE - Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 48 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 201g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 190mm x 5mm |
| Series: | Scotties |
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Critics Review
’ … the hundred or so pictures in this short booklet are superbly chosen and used. … The text is intelligent and clear, with a huge amount of information fitted in to a few words. … I really cannot recommend it too highly.’ History Teaching Review ‘This book is suitable for children ten years and over. It is easy to read, understandable and has a lot of colour pictures inside.’ Clan Chisolm Journal
About The Author
Antony Kamm
Antony Kamm has lived in Scotland for 30 years and is a former lecturer in publishing studies at Stirling University. He has written many books of historical and Scottish interest, including The Romans: an introduction (2nd edition 2008), The Last Frontier: the Roman invasions of Scotland (new edition 2009), Scottish Printed Books 1508–2008 (2008), and, with Malcolm Baird, John Logie Baird: a life (NMSE 2002).
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