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Cardinal of Scotland    Cardinal of Scotland
ISBN:9780859765220
Category: History of Religion, History, Autobiography/Biography
Author: Margaret Sanderson
Publication Date: March 2001
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis:

The murder of David Beaton lies like a great shadow over the Scottish Reformation and this is the first modern account of this great prince of the church.


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St Nynia    St Nynia
ISBN:9780859765961
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: John and Winifred MacQueen
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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This book is a study of the written record of the saint, a record which is as full, and in many ways as fascinating, as the archeological.

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Secret Scroll, The    Secret Scroll, The
ISBN:9781841583952
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publication Date: July 2005
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis: The Secret Scroll is the story of how a little known manuscript in a Masonic Lodge in Kirkwall has become one of the most important historical documents of the Middle Ages.
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Canticle of Love, A    Canticle of Love, A
ISBN:9780859766593
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: John Watts
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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This book traces the story of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, from the slums of Victorian Glasgow to the shanty towns of present-day Africa and among the ‘new poor’ at home. It is a colourful story, but it is more. In many ways it is an exemplar of the fortunes of all religious Congregations, and a microcosm of the Catholic Church itself, over the past century-and-a-half.


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Sword and the Grail, The    Sword and the Grail, The
ISBN:9781841583969
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publication Date: July 2005
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Based on stunning new archaeological evidence from across the pond and in Britain The Sword and the Grail details the involvment of the Order of the Knights of the Templar as the true discoverers of America.

            
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Clergy and the Clearances, The    Clergy and the Clearances, The
ISBN:9780859766265
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: David Paton
Publication Date: September 2006
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis: A fresh perspective and original research regarding this pivotal time in Scottish history.
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Cross of St Andrew, The    Cross of St Andrew, The
ISBN:9781841585185
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Ursula Hall
Publication Date: December 2006
Format: PB
Price: £10.99
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A fully-illustrated study of the written and iconographic material relating to the death of St Andrew, with discussion of the evidence which may help to determine when, where, and why the X-shaped cross was imported into the tradition.


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'So Strange a Monster as a Jesuiste'    'So Strange a Monster as a Jesuiste'
ISBN:9781899863884
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Michael Yellowlees
Publication Date: January 2003
Format: HB
Price: £18.99
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Synopsis:

During the turbulent reigns of Mary Queen of Scots and James VI, the Jesuists played a significant role in preserving Catholicism in the land of John Knox. This book examines the political and religious aims of the Society of Jesus at the time.


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Rosslyn Chapel    Rosslyn Chapel
ISBN:9781841587240
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Angelo Maggi
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:

A complete and comprehensive history of the ever mysterious yet famous Rosslyn Chapel.


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Church of the Covenant 1637-1651, The    Church of the Covenant 1637-1651, The
ISBN:9781904607311
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Walter Makey
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:

Who were the ministers and elders who ruled the Church of Scotland? What was the nature of the Scottish Revolution? This book, which draws on many new sources, attempts to answer these questions.


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Scots College Paris, 1603-1792, The    Scots College Paris, 1603-1792, The
ISBN:9781904607205
Category: History of Religion, History, Education
Author: Brian M Halloran
Publication Date: March 2003
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:

Drawing on a wide range of original sources in Edinburgh, Paris and Rome, this book presents a comprehensive picture of the personnel and work of the Scots College Paris.


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Charles I and the Making of the Covenanting Movement 1625-1641    Charles I and the Making of the Covenanting Movement 1625-1641
ISBN:9781904607038
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Allan I. MacInnes
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:

This important book offers a reinterpretation of the origins of the Covenanting movement and the relationship between the crown and Scotland from 1625 onwards, placing greater emphasis on the rise of nationalist feeling in Scotland.


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Scots College Rome, 1600-2000, The    Scots College Rome, 1600-2000, The
ISBN:9780859765244
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Raymond McCluskey
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
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Synopsis:

On December 5th, 1600, Pope Clement VIII founded and endowed the Scots College in Rome for the training of priests and, at least initially, the education of the sons of Scottish noblemen.


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Circle of Light    Circle of Light
ISBN:9780859765442
Category: History of Religion
Author: Alison Gray
Publication Date: March 2000
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

Alison Gray in this book reconstructs the story of Catholic Orkney from records which the destruction and distortion of the Reformation have rendered both fragmentary and often misleading.


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Banner in the West    Banner in the West
ISBN:9781841587424
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: John MacLeod
Publication Date: October 2008
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
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Synopsis:
This is a story of the inhabitants of Lewis and Harris  – a tale of a people as indomitable as their landscape and a faith as profound as the Hebridean sea.

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Scottish Life and Society: Religion    Scottish Life and Society: Religion
ISBN:9780859766500
Category: Ethnology Series, History of Religion, History
Author: (Editors) Colin MacLean and Kenneth Veitch
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: HB
Price: £40.00
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Synopsis:

This volume surveys Scotland's complex religious landscape from an ethnological perspective. Bringing together 28 contributors and ranging from the arrival of Christianity to religious diversity in the twenty-first century, it provides an authoritative commentary on the role that religion has played over the centuries in all aspects of Scottish life and society.

    
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Secrets of Rosslyn, The    Secrets of Rosslyn, The
ISBN:9781841584386
Category: History, History of Religion
Author: Roddy Martine
Publication Date: August 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

This book reveals the truth, and looks beyond the conspiracy theories and Grail rumours enshrining one of Scotland's most famous landmarks.


        
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Rosslyn    Rosslyn
ISBN:9781841584706
Category: History, History of Religion
Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publication Date: August 2006
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:

This book offers an enthralling trail through the rich tapestry of events witnessed by Rosslyn over the centuries. Andrew Sinclair, himself descended from Prince Henry St Clair.


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Secrets of Rosslyn, The    Secrets of Rosslyn, The
ISBN:9781841585901
Category: History, History of Religion
Author: Roddy Martine
Publication Date: August 2007
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: not in stock

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Synopsis:

Roddy Martine sifts through mounds of unfounded conjecture and fantasy about famous Rosslyn chapel and its surroundings. The Secrets of Rosslyn is the only book that lets the facts about Rosslyn speak for themselves, showing ultimately that the truth is no less amazing than fiction.

    
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