Manufacturer: Book Sales
Written By: Alexander Fulton

Manufacturer: Pimlico
Written By: Alison Weir

Once again Gary Boyd Roberts has assembled all recent royal descent research, some yet unpublished, and produced an authoritative, up-to-date compendium. In the 2006 edition of The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants he added eighteen new immigrants to his previous 650. In this edition, he has added twenty-eight more, so that with a few disproofs (Curwens/Corwins of Massachusetts and New York, ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Gary Boyd Roberts

The history of the Irish is full of exhilarating stories, noble achievements, cliff-hanging dramas, profound tragedies, and indefatigable perseverance - a history Clan Kinsella helped create. Experience this history. Feel the rush of a warrior during battle, the thrill of a noble engaged in a cattle raid, the concern of a famished farmer during spring ploughing, and the comfort of a feasting clan ...

Manufacturer: Old Baldy Press
Written By: John Kinsella, James Kinsella

From Abbott to Zuill, this expansive and helpful resource categorizes the origins of, relationships between, and affiliations of all major traditional Scottish clans and names. Information is provided on which surnames are associated with each clan, as well as the history behind each major clan. A fold-out color map of Scotland showing the homelands of the ...

Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK
Written By: Clan House of Edinburgh

This book offers a look at Scottish clan society and an explanation of how the clans' tartans evolved. It takes a look at over 100 clans, describing their often turbulent history. Each entry features the clan's most recent tartan together with its family crest and motto.Among the topics covered are: -- Locations of the clans and battle sites-- An illustrated directory of tartans-- ...

Manufacturer: New Line Books
Written By: Neil Grant

Our ancestors' wills and related records can be a valuable source of genealogical information; an opportunity to find out more about their lives, families, livelihoods - sometimes even their personalities. However, the records can seem complex. From 1858 wills were centrally registered and researching them is straightforward but before 1858 wills were administrated in a network of church courts ...

Manufacturer: Public Record Office Publications
Written By: Karen Grannum; Nigel Taylor

The popular image of Scotland is dominated by widely recognized elements of Celtic culture. But could it be that a significant non-Celtic influence on Scotland's history has been largely ignored or unknown for centuries? This book argues just such a case, maintaining that much of Scotland's history and culture from 1100 forward is Jewish. The authors provide evidence that much of the population, ...

Manufacturer: McFarland
Written By: Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman, Donald N. Yates

Manufacturer: House of Lochar
Written By: Ronald Williams

Ranging from Mary Queen of Scots to Alexander McQueen, this is a lively and comprehensive guide to 400 tartans, fully illustrated in color and rich in Scottish history and lore. Internationally popular, and worn by everyone from Madonna to the Royal Family, tartan is the very symbol of Scottishness. In this fascinating book, world expert Brian Wilton traces tartan back to its roots, ...

Manufacturer: Aurum Press
Written By: Brian Wilton