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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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