Author: David W. Moore
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. The offshore isles are home to half a million people. Focusing on the eight islands or chains that have long supported substantial populations, this history tells the stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their uniqueness in today's world. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The Other British Isles
Author: David W. Moore
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. The offshore isles are home to half a million people. Focusing on the eight islands or chains that have long supported substantial populations, this history tells the stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their uniqueness in today's world. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489243
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Their names bespeak a rich past. From the Norse Hjaltland comes the modern Shetland: islands nominally Scottish, steeped in Nordic culture, closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Important Neolithic sites are at Skara Brae and Maes Howe in the Orkneys. Holy Iona, island center of Celtic Christianity, the Isle of Man, former seat of rule over the Irish Sea, and Anglesey and Islay, homes of medieval courts at Aberffraw and Loch Finlaggan, are just a few of the more than 6,000 islands that form the archipelago known as the British Isles. The offshore isles are home to half a million people. Focusing on the eight islands or chains that have long supported substantial populations, this history tells the stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their uniqueness in today's world. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British Isles
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : British Isles
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
A Description of the Shetland Islands
The Book of British Topography. A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum Relating to Great Britain and Ireland
Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385430143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
A Description of Europe, Africa, Etc
Author: Alfred (King of England)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
A Contribution to the Bibliography of Scottish Topography
Author: Sir Arthur Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles
Author: Peter Cooke
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521268554
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Shetland Isles 1970-1980, one of the liveliest fiddle-playing traditions in the world.
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521268554
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Shetland Isles 1970-1980, one of the liveliest fiddle-playing traditions in the world.
General view of the agriculture of the Shetland Islands, etc
Author: Board of Agriculture (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publications of the Scottish History Society
Author: Scottish History Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Book of British Topography
Author: John Parker Anderson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description