' Walking Edinburgh' contains 24 themed walking tours of 1-6 miles which offer the walker an opportunity to discover the history, architecture, skulduggery & the ghost stories of the city, while not missing those all-important places to stop & admire the view or to have a cup of coffee. ...

The late Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, said that Edinburgh was the most beautiful city in Europe. Like some other great cities it is set on seven hills. But only one of these, Rome, rivals Edinburgh in matching the beauty of its setting with the stateliness of its buildings. A romantic landscape of sea & hills, broad vistas & hidden corners is embellished by a style of architecture combining stern classicism with antiquarian whimsy. Edinburgh, too, provides the backdrop to much of the dark drama of the Scottish past, from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Bonnie Prince Charlie & beyond. It sets in stone a history shaped by nation, Union & Empire, but the 1, 500 year history of the city itself deserves wider telling. Long ruled by a strait-laced professional bourgeoisie, Edinburgh never suppressed a livelier side, peopled by figures comic or brutal, eccentric or gruesome. Michael Fry, who has lived & worked there for nearly forty years, provides a compellingly readable account of this great city, from the earliest times to the present, balancing Edinburgh's cultural, political & social history, & shows how they have borne on one another. He draws on a wide range of new, untapped archival sources, especially private papers & oral records, & paints a vivid picture of the city of John Knox & James Boswell, of David Hume & Walter Scott, a city ...

Edinburgh is a city whose history is written on its face.

The Old Town on its crowded rock, sloping down from the Castle

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Step back in time with this stunningly nostalgic black & white wall calendar.

With photography ranging from the 1960s

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This stunning book portrays the many scenes that make Scotlands capital one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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Keep track of all the events going on in your busy life, & never miss a birthday, anniversary, public holiday & much more ever

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A gorgeous A5 notebook with a fun cartoon design of Edinburgh's most famous landmarks. This little notebook has a spiral bound allowing the pages to fold back & lay flat &

Includes:: lots of lined pages with feint ruling.

Perfect for jotting down notes, this great value notebook is the ideal size to pop in your handbag, suitable for use at home, school or work.

Measures: 21.5 x 16 x 1cm approx.





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A guide to Edinburgh & East Scotland that features a variety of mapped walks. It contains 50 walks of 2-10 miles, accompanied by background reading on the history & wildlife of the area, & an introduction to each walk that is annotated with local points of interest & places to stop for refreshments. ...

Scotland was of grave strategic importance during the war because of its geographical position & its capital was the location of a significant number of important military & civil organisations.

Edinburgh Castle became the HQ of the Scottish Home Forces whilst the Forth was a vitally important port & was heavily protected even before the start of the war.

Its importance was marked by its attracting the first air raid of the war on mainland Britain when a force of German bombers was sent to attack naval shipping in the Forth on 16th October 1939. The raid was intercepted by the RAF which shot down at least two bombers & the entire action was witnessed by many civilians on the ground.

The raid also caused the first civilian casualties when two women were injured in Edinburgh & two men machine-gunned in Portobello.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781473879638
• Author: Craig Armstrong
• Publisher: Pen & Sword
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 216
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 16 x 1.5cm













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Contains a momentous, calamitous or intriguing event or fact for every day of the year, from the earliest periods of Edinburgh's history to the present. This title is suitable for residents & visitors alike, revealing how the hopes & fears of our ancestors are not so far from our own. ...