John Knox by Rosalind Marshall
Rosalind Marshall untangles truth from mythology in the life of the strange, complex and severe character of John Knox. The result is a rich portayal of both Scotland and Knox, and the first modern biography of one of the most famous of all Scottish figures.
Following his career in Scotland, England, France, Switzerland and Germany, she explains in straightforward terms the issues and beliefs which concerned him so deeply. She also focuses on his relationships with the opposite sex, discussing his notorious ' First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women', his dealings with Mary, Queen of Scots and the patient, revealing letters he wrote to his mother in law.
Caskie was the minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the outbreak of war. As the Nazis approached he fled but then turned back at Marseilles, where he established the largest clearing-house in France for stranded British soldiers and airmen. Eventually he was taken back to Paris and condemned to death, but the intervention of a German pastor saved him and he returned to his church in Paris, where he served for many more years.
This is the story of Norman McLeod and his forty year search for a land where his followers could live their lives as they wished. It is the story of how, as a rebel minister from the Western Highlands, he emigrated to Canada in 1817; of how thirty years later, when he was seventyone, he led eight hundred of his followers to Australia and then to New Zealand where, he was all-powerful for another fifteen years.
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Nothing but my Sword by Sam Coull
In Peterhead there stands a statue to one of Scotland's greatest soldiers, Field Marshall James Keith of Inverurie. The statue was a gift from Wilhelm the first of Prussia.
Born in 1694, Keith fought with Rob Roy, playing a key part in the 1719 rising. He went on to serve with Frederick the Great as one of the most senior commanders in the Prussian army.
Keith was at Frederick's side in all his key battles - Prague, Rossbach, Leuthen and Olmutz. At Hochkirk, Keith's heroism saved the Prussian army, but he paid for it with his own life.
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The Scots College Rome by Raymond McCluskey
On December 5th, 1600 Pope Clement VIII founded the Scots College in Rome for the training of priests in the hope that James VI of Scotland might convert to the Catholic Church. This was not to be.
Nevertheless, the Scots College provided priests to maintain the faith in desperate times, and, although it has moved to a new site, the Scots College remains to this day to face the challenges of modern society and culture.
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The Saints of Scotland
One of the most important factors in the shaping of early Scottish society was religion, and in particular Christianity.
This is a scholarly examination of some of the major figures of the period known as 'The Age of Saints', and the stories and legends that were told about them.
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