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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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The Secret Scroll

The Secret Scroll


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is the story of how a little known manuscript in a Masonic Lodge in Kirkwall has become one of the most important historical documents of the Middle Ages.
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Rosslyn

Rosslyn


ISBN: 9781841584706
Category: History of Religion, History
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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A Canticle of Love

A Canticle of Love


ISBN: 9780859766593
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: John Watts
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

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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The Sword and the Grail

The Sword and the Grail


ISBN: 9781841583969
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publication Date: July 2005
Format: PB
Price: £6.99
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Synopsis:

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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The Clergy and the Clearances

The Clergy and the Clearances


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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The Cross of St Andrew

The Cross of St Andrew


ISBN: 9781841585185
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Ursula Hall
Publication Date: December 2006
Format: PB
Price: £10.99
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Synopsis:

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

Rosslyn


ISBN: 9781841584171
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Andrew Sinclair
Publication Date: August 2006
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: not in stock  

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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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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The Scots College Rome, 1600-2000

The Scots College Rome, 1600-2000


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

Secrets of Rosslyn


ISBN: 9781841587882
Category: History of Religion, History
Author: Roddy Martine
Publication Date: March 2009
Format: PB
Price: £8.99
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Synopsis:
Ever since its creation in the mid 15th century, Rosslyn Chapel has cast a mesmerising spell over all who have visited it. Nestling in an exquisite glen barely seven miles from the centre of Edinburgh, it exudes an extraordinary atmosphere, serene yet charged, as if it holds the secret of some vast, unearthly mystery.
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