Books & Stationery

This volume brings together for the first time major findings from the Earl’s Bu at Orphir, a flagship site in Orkney best known for its distinctiv...

Women in the War presents the firsthand accounts of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain’s 'Greatest Generation.' These women played...

Battle of the Beams tells of how during WW11, the British were convinced that radar was their exclusive advantage in winning the war. They also ass...

This carefully curated anthology brings together standout stories from the renowned Folk Tales series, offering a rich exploration of Scotland’s di...

In Clare Hunter's Embroidering Her Truth ; Mary Queen of Scots follow the story from her execution, where Mary, donned red—a hue commonly associate...

Explore the global impact of the British Empire in this powerful and thought‑provoking book - Empireworld. While Britain often remembers its imperi...

Dive into the drama and upheaval of fourteenth‑century England in this gripping historical narrative - Sceptred Isle - a new history of the fourtee...

Step into the strange, wondrous and sometimes wild world of medieval Saints in this captivating collection - Saints - Legends of heroes human and m...

A powerful and insightful exploration of Scotland’s witch hunts, How to Kill a witch - a guide for the patriarchy uncovers more than 150 years of f...

The Small Isles - Paperback edition is comprehensive guide – illustrated with a wealth of photographs, maps and drawings takes readers on a tour of...

Join acclaimed author and presenter, James Crawford in Wild Scotland - Journeys into Lost Scotland, as he explores the once wild places of Scotland...

Set in 1589, Kate Foster’s beautifully written fictional novel, The King's Witches, follows Princess Anne of Denmark as she navigates her first yea...

The Bagpipes: A Cultural History delves into the fascinating journey of an instrument with over 130 different versions but usually linked to just ...

Set in the summer of 1822, The Fair Botanists invites you to vibrant Edinburgh as it prepares for King George IV’s arrival. Elizabeth, recently wid...

The acclaimed TV series Outlander has revived interest in the 1745 Jacobite uprising, but who were the Jacobites in reality? Outlander and the Real...

The Malt Whisky Murders opens with Eilidh and her wife Morag taking on the opportunity to purchase a rundown distillery in rural Kintyre, aiming to...

A Life of Industry: The Photography of John R Hume publication covers Scotland’s foremost expert on industrial heritage. John’s greatest passion wa...

Historic Environment Scotland Publication ‘There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our relation...

The architecture of Scotland exists in many forms. In Mousa to Mackintosh, Frank Arneil Walker examines the recognisable and recurring features evi...

The book Where are the Women? shows that for most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built envir...

The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours – Scotland’s crown jewels – and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny....

A History of Scotland’s Landscapes Hardback explores the many ways that we have used, adapted and altered our environment over thousands of years. ...

Mary Was Here exclusive Historic Scotland publication with foreword by Liz Lochhead. Mary Queen of Scots is one of Scotland’s most famous figures. ...

Over the past 10,000 years, every inch of Scotland has been shaped, changed and moulded by it's people. Scotland’s Landscapes tells the enduring st...