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'Whisky in Your Pocket': 10th edition based on the original 'Malt Whisky Almanac' by Neil WilsonOur price: £9.99 Whisky in Your Pocket by Neil Wilson ISBN 9781849345330 10th edition based on the original 'Malt Whisky Almanac' by Neil Wilson
Black and White Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions – the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Black and White Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions
– the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans
and tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs
and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Black Watch Tartan Commonplace Large Notebook - Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £15.99The Black Watch tartan is a rich, dark green and blue laced with black .The Black Watch was formed in the wake of the unsuccessful 1715 Jacobite Rebellion, where James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), son of the deposed James II, fought to put the exiled House of Stuart back on the throne. From 1725, General George Wade (1673–1748) formed six military companies from the clans of the Campbells, Grants, Frasers and Munros. They were stationed in small detachments across the Highlands to prevent fighting among the clans, deter raiding, and to assist in enforcing laws against the carrying of weapons. In short, they were tasked with protecting the interests of the Hanoverian throne in Scotland. Wade issued an order in May 1725, for the companies all to wear plaid of the same sort and colour. Their original uniform was made from a 12-yard long plaid of the tartan that we know now as the Black Watch tartan. They wore a scarlet jacket and waistcoat, with the tartan cloth worn over the left shoulder. The name is said to come from the dark tartan they wore, hence “black”, and from the fact that they were policing the land, hence “watch”.
Blue Loch Tartan: Large: 21 x 13cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £15.99Blue Loch Tartan Notebook RRP £15.99/ €19.50
Castle Grey Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions
– the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans
and tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs
and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Castle Grey Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions
– the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans
and tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs
and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Children of the New Forest - eBook (The Gresham Library)Our price: £0.00Four young orphans are determined to avenge their father’s death as they
set out to help restore deposed King Charles the First to the throne.
Set in this turbulent time of English history, when Oliver Cromwell’s
Leveller army hunted down those loyal to the king, Children of the New
Forest is an enjoyable and vivid story of adventure and courage.
Dress Mackenzie: Large: 21 x 13cm: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £15.99 
Dress Tartan: Large: 21 x 13cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £15.99The Waverley Dress Large tartan notebook is hardback, 21cm x 13cm with 192 pages made of 80gsm quality paper. The colours of the tartan feature white – a characteristic of many dress tartans. The other
colours are navy, two shades of burgundy, moss green, cream and black.
Just as Hunting tartans used dark colours for hunting, in the same way
most Dress tartans adopted white for dress occasions.
Dress Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions – the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Dress Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99Dress Tartan: Pocket size 14cm x 9cm. Hardback with 176 pages, pocket at the back, with bookmark and ribbon. Map of Scotland with information about the history of tartan leaflet. 
First Learner's DictionaryOur price: £9.99
Heather Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Hunting Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Hunting Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Romance Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Romance Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Rowanberry Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Rowanberry Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Scottish Ghosts (Waverley Scottish Classics series)Our price: £3.99Author: Lily Seafield
Scottish Myths and Legends (Waverley Scottish Classics series)RRP: £4.99Our price: £3.99You save: £1.00 (20%)Author: Judy Hamilton
The Secret Garden - eBook (The Gresham Library)Our price: £0.00In this timeless, enchanting story, Mary, a lonely orphan girl finds the
key to an abandoned garden and restores it with the help of her invalid
cousin Colin and a mysterious friend Dickon.
Thistle Tartan Notebook : Large: Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £15.99Thistle Tartan Large Notebook - available from 5 November 2021
Thistle Tartan: Mini with pen: 10.5 x 7.5cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £8.50This series of Tartan Notebooks celebrates Scottish Traditions –
the many unique features of Scotland and its people. History, clans and
tartans, the landscape of Scotland – hills, glens, mountains, lochs and
rivers guarded by the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some
ancient and ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell.
Thistle Tartan: Pocket: 14 x 9cm: Scottish Traditions: Waverley Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace NotebookOur price: £10.99Thistle Tartan Pocket Notebook
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Large Notebook – Macleod of LewisOur price: £15.99Macleod of Lewis Large Tartan Notebook 
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Black Watch (pocket)Our price: £10.99The Black Watch tartan is a rich, dark green and blue laced with black.The Black Watch was formed in the wake of the unsuccessful 1715 Jacobite Rebellion, where James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), son of the deposed James II, fought to put the exiled House of Stuart back on the throne. From 1725, General George Wade (1673–1748) formed six military companies from the clans of the Campbells, Grants, Frasers and Munros. They were stationed in small detachments across the Highlands to prevent fighting among the clans, deter raiding, and to assist in enforcing laws against the carrying of weapons. In short, they were tasked with protecting the interests of the Hanoverian throne in Scotland. Wade issued an order in May 1725, for the companies all to wear plaid of the same sort and colour. Their original uniform was made from a 12-yard long plaid of the tartan that we know now as the Black Watch tartan. They wore a scarlet jacket and waistcoat, with the tartan cloth worn over the left shoulder. The name is said to come from the dark tartan they wore, hence “black”, and from the fact that they were policing the land, hence “watch”.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Blue Loch PocketOur price: £10.99Blue Loch Tartan Notebook RRP £9.99 (FSC paper and packaging. Recycled boards)
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Buchanan Reproduction (pocket)Our price: £10.99A6 notebook, A6 journal
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Caledonia (pocket)Our price: £10.99The vibrant Caledonia tartan has a sea-green background overlaid with broad red banding, with accents of black, white and yellow.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Colquhoun AncientOur price: £10.99Colquhoun Ancient Tartan Pocket Commonplace Notebook 14 x 9cm 176 pages Left side blank, right side ruled. Comes with a printed clan map of Scotland and a brief history of tartan. The Colquhoun Ancient Tartan is green with blue and black, with thin white and red stripes.The Colquhouns are a Lowland clan. They adopted the surname 'Colquhoun' after the name of the Dunbartonshire lands that they were granted in the time of Alexander II's reign. The principal branch of the family is based in Luss at Loch Lomond. Their historic seat was at the now-ruined Dunglass Castle by the River Clyde in West Dunbartonshire. The Colquhouns also have a connection to Dumbarton Castle. Dumbarton Castle is open to the public, but little of the mediaeval structure remains. King James 1 is said to have asked John Colquhoun, 10th of Luss, if he would seize Dumbarton Castle. The chief is said to have replied in French 'Si Je Puis', which became the clan motto “If I can”. The chief's clansmen did secure the castle. Since 1875, the Luss Highland Gathering has been held just outside the village. The chief of Clan Colquhoun is the chieftain of the games.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Dress MackenzieOur price: £10.99Dress Mackenzie Tartan Pocket Notebook RRP £9.99
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Elliot (pocket)Our price: £10.99The Elliot tartan is a bright blue with black banding and bright red accents.176 pages.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – HolyroodOur price: £10.99The Holyrood tartan is a blend of blues, greys and brown fretted with yellow.The Holyrood Tartan was created in 1977 to coincide with the celebration of the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation (2nd June, 1953). The sett is based on Royal Stewart but with navy blue as the predominant colour, and overchecks of brown, light blue, green, gold and white. Holyrood is an area in Edinburgh, where Holyrood Palace (also called the Palace of Holyroodhouse), the ruins of Holyrood Abbey, Holyrood Park and the Scottish Parliament are situated. Holyrood Palace is the Queen’s official Scottish residence and it is located in the Canongate area at the foot of the Royal Mile, the street so named because it runs for one mile between Holyrood Palace and Edinburgh Castle. The site was originally of a monastery founded by King David I of Scotland in 1128. He chose this spot on which to build it because he is said to have seen a haily ruid (anglicised to holy rood), meaning holy cross, in the sky over this location. Here, many of the kings of Scotland were crowned, married or buried. The Palace itself was built in 1498, then severely damaged in 1544 by the Earl of Hertford’s troops and again a century later by Cromwell’s army and restored in the 1670s by Sir William Bruce on the orders of Charles II.The year of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee was marked by many celebrations, and Her Majesty made tours all over the British Isles and the Commonwealth to meet her subjects. Each year, the Queen hosts “Holyrood Week” – usually from the end of June to the beginning of July – to celebrate Scottish culture and achievements, and which includes a garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.About the notebook: This notebook is made with cloth woven in mills in the United Kingdom. Notebook pages and paper components are made with 80 gsm acid-free paper from sustainable forests. Boards used in the binding process are made of 100% recycled paper. This hardback notebook is bound in genuine British tartan cloth with an elastic closure, ribbon market, eight perforated end leaves and expandable inner note holder. It contains a removable booklet about the history of clan tartans, and a bookmark that gives information on the Holyrood tartan.176 pages.Left side blank, right side ruled. Trimmed page size: 14 × 9 cm.ISBN: 978-1-84934-434-0Kinloch Anderson: The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of Royal Warrants of Appointment as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Holyrood (Large)Our price: £15.99The Waverley Holyrood large notebook is hardback, 21 x 13cm, with 192 pages of 80gsm, FSC acid-free paper bound in Holyrood tartan. The Holyrood tartan is a blend of blues, greys and brown fretted with yellow.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Isle of Skye (pocket)Our price: £10.99The Isle of Skye tartan blends rich, heathery purples with shades of misty and mossy greens.The Isle of Skye, long celebrated for its beauty in poetry and song, is situated off the west coast of Scotland, connected to the mainland by a bridge. The island’s largest town is Portree, famous for the brightly coloured houses in its harbour.Skye’s history includes a period of Norse rule and domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. It suffered particularly in the 18th-century following the Jacobite Risings, and with the breaking up of the clan system, and following the Highland Clearances that led entire communities to have to leave their land – some via forced emigrations. After the failed Jacobite Rebellion of 1745, Flora MacDonald helped to rescue Prince Charles Edward Stuart from the Hanoverian troops, disguising him and taking him to Skye to hide.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – MacDuff Modern HuntingOur price: £10.99The Macduff Modern Hunting tartan’s blue glows out against a background of dark browns and hints of green, shot through with bold reds.Before the clan system was fully recognised, the MacDuff Earls of Fife were the greatest family in Scotland. MacDuff, 1st Earl of Fife, was held to be the Earl of Fife who opposed Macbeth (1040–1057) and assisted Malcolm to the throne of Scotland. The centre of MacDuff power was the kingdom of Fife, and they held extensive lands in the northeast and in the Lowlands. The MacDuffs held the ancient privilege of crowning the kings of Scotland on the ancient Stone of Scone, the right to bear the red lion rampant of the royal house, and the right to lead the front rank of the Scottish army. They could also claim the right of reprieve for the crime of murder, for a modest payment, or the right of sanctuary at the Cross of MacDuff near Newburgh, Fife.Clan Duff claims to be of the original Royal Scoto-Pictish line. The line ended in 1353 with the death of Duncan IV, and the Earldom of Fife was passed to the House of Stewart in 1371. In 1759 the earldom of Fife returned to the Duff family when William Duff, Lord Braco (1697–1763) received the title Earl Fife in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1733 he bought a settlement called Doune on the Moray Firth that in 1783 became known as MacDuff. He bought Duff House, Banff (designed by William Adam) though he never lived in it. His son James, 2nd Earl Fife (1729–1809) completed the building of the house. In the 1817, James, 4th Earl Fife (1776–1857), renamed the town of Mortlach in Moray as Dufftown.The MacDuff tartan, above, is the “hunting” version of their clan tartan, modern colours. Hunting tartans replace the most prominent colour in the main tartan with darker colours like green and blue.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – MacLean of Duart (large)Our price: £15.99The MacLean of Duart tartan is a rich blend of reds and dark green fretted with pale blue, yellow and white.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Maclean of Duart (pocket)Our price: £10.99The Maclean of Duart tartan is a rich blend of reds and dark green fretted with pale blue, yellow and white.The Macleans claim descent from Gillean of the Battleaxe, a kinsman of Fergus Mor, the sixth-century ruler of the ancient kingdom of Dalriada. The progenitor of the clan was Lachlan Lubanach who lived in the late 14th century. Lachlan was married to the daughter of the 1st Lord of the Isles and from him received lands in Mull. Mull is an island located off the west coast of Scotland. Lachlan is recorded as being the first Maclean to occupy Duart Castle, the ancient stronghold of the Maclean chiefs. At the end of the 15th century, James IV (1473–1513) successfully challenged the power and independence of the Gaelic clans, and in 1493 Lachlan Maclean was stripped of his lands and titles. The Macleans, who had supported the monarch, received royal confirmation of their possessions and titles, which now included lands in Tiree, Jura, Islay, Morvern and Lochaber.During the 16th century the Campbells emerged as the most powerful clan in the West Highlands. Several marriages took place between the Macleans and the Campbells, but the match between Lachlan Maclean and the daughter of the 2nd Earl of Argyll proved disastrous. Lachlan despised his wife so much that he marooned her on a rock in the Sound of Mull and left her to drown, before reporting her death to her family. However, the lady was rescued by fishermen and returned to her clan, and her brother stabbed Lachlan to death in revenge for his cruelty.Duart Castle fell to the Hanoverians during the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion and was unoccupied until 1911, when it was repurchased and renovated by the clan chief.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – MacRae Modern Red (large)Our price: £15.99There are several tartans associated with the MacRae
clan, but this attractive MacRae Modern Red tartan is predominantly red with
dark blue and dark green. 
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – MacRae Modern Red (pocket)Our price: £10.99There are several tartans associated with the MacRae
clan, but this attractive MacRae Modern Red tartan is predominantly red with
dark blue and dark green.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Murray of Atholl Ancient (large)Our price: £15.99The Murray of Atholl Ancient tartan is soft blend of black, blue and green, with contrasting red lines.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Murray of Atholl Ancient (pocket)Our price: £10.99The Murray of Atholl Ancient tartan is soft blend of black, blue and green, with contrasting red lines.It is said that the Murrays are descended from Freskin, a Pictish noble who lived in the time of David I (12th century). Freskin’s grandson William assumed the designation of “de Moravia” reflecting his ownership of land in the area of Moray. The Murrays of Tullibardine, progenitors of the Dukes of Atholl and the chiefs of the Clan Murray of Atholl, are descended from one of William de Moravia’s sons.John Murray (1608–1642) was the son of William, 2nd Earl of Tullibardine (c. 1574–1626) and Dorothea Stewart (heir of the 5th Earl of Atholl). John Murray was created Earl of Atholl in the Peerage of Scotland in 1629. He was the 1st Earl of Atholl with the surname Murray.John Murray, the 2nd Marquess of Atholl (1660–1724) became 1st Duke of Atholl in 1703. The Duke of Atholl is the hereditary chief of Clan Murray. The Duke gathered 4,000 men in an attempt to oppose the Union of 1707. He did not support the Jacobite Rebellions, but his elder son William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine (1689–1746) and his younger son Lord George Murray (1694–1760) fought for Charles Edward Stuart in the Jacobite army. 
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebook – Royal Stewart (pocket)Our price: £10.99Royal Stewart Pocket Notebook made with British tartan cloth and bound in recycled boards. FSC 80 gsm from sustainable forests. 14cm x 9cm. Hardback. 176 pages. 
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebooks – Buchanan Reproduction (large)Our price: £15.99The Buchanan Reproduction tartan has a warm palette of reds, browns, golds and greens.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebooks – Caledonia (large)Our price: £15.99The vibrant Caledonia tartan has a sea-green background overlaid
with broad red banding, with accents of black, white and yellow.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebooks – Elliot (large)Our price: £15.99The Elliot tartan is a bright blue tartan with black banding and bright red accents.The Elliots appear as a clan with a chief in the Scottish Borders around the 15th century, with territory around Upper Liddesdale. They were notorious Border Reivers. Reivers were families who raided the Border lands. They came from both England and Scotland.The Elliots are said to be of Breton origin. They came to Britain with William the Conqueror’s invading army in 1066. Elliots have many varied spellings of their name. They settled all over the British Isles. They are based at Glenshee in Angus and they gave their name to Elliot Water in Angus. However, around the time of Robert the Bruce, they made a move to Teviotdale in the Borders.The principal family in the early 15th century was Elliot of Redheugh. In 1426, a John Elwalde of Teviotdale is recorded. In 1476, Robert Ellot of Redheugh appears as the 10th chief of the clan. Before that, Robert Ellot built a strong tower on a cliff overlooking the ford on Hermitage Water in Liddesdale in 1470. This was just one of about 100-strong towers around Liddesdale which belonged to the Ellots. They shared them with the Clan Armstrong, another Border Reiver clan. The Elliots of Stobs are also in the Borders. They can be traced back to Gawain Elliot of Stobs in the late 16th century. Gawain was descended from the Elliots of Redheugh. Elliot is an adapted version of the old English name Elwold. There is also a theory that it is derived from the name of an old Breton tribe, Halgoët. Halgoët is based on the Breton word for willow or saugh tree. The names Elwald, Elwalde and Ellot were common variations.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebooks – Isle of Skye (large)Our price: £15.99The Isle of Skye tartan blends rich, heathery purples with shades of misty and mossy greens.The
Isle of Skye, long celebrated for its beauty in poetry and song, is
situated off the west coast of Scotland, connected to the mainland by a
bridge. The island’s largest town is Portree, famous for the brightly
coloured houses in its harbour.Skye’s history includes a period
of Norse rule and domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. It
suffered particularly in the 18th-century following the Jacobite
Risings, and with the breaking up of the clan system, and following the
Highland Clearances that led entire communities to have to leave their
land – some via forced emigrations. After the failed Jacobite
Rebellion of 1745, Flora MacDonald helped to rescue Prince Charles
Edward Stuart from the Hanoverian troops, disguising him and taking him
to Skye to hide.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Notebooks – Royal Stewart (large)Our price: £15.99The Royal Stewart tartan is a rich red with black banding, crossed with a myriad of yellow, blue, green and white.The
progenitor of this noble family was a Breton, Alan Fitz Flaad (fl. c.
1090c. 1120). In England, Alan was appointed Sheriff of Shropshire by
Henry I. His son Walter Fitz Alan (1106–1177), was created High Steward
of Scotland in the reign of David I (1084–1153), an office where the
duties included managing the King’s finances. The title was made
hereditary in the family by Malcolm IV. Walter, the 3rd High Steward of
Scotland (d. 1246), assumed the name of his office as his family
surname, Stewart. Walter the 6th High Steward (1296–1327) married
Marjory Bruce (d. 1246), the daughter of King Robert the Bruce
(1274–1329). When David II died (1324–1371), he was succeeded by Walter
Stewart’s son, Robert (1316–1390), 1st of the Royal House of Stewart.
King Robert II’s eldest son John, succeeded as Robert III (1337–1405). The
royal line of male Stewarts was uninterrupted until the reign of Mary,
Queen of Scots (1542–1587). Mary was executed for supposedly plotting
against Elizabeth I of England. Her son James VI became James I of
England (1566–1625) and ruled for 57 years. His son Charles I was
beheaded for defying the government and Charles II was deposed because
of his religion. James VII and II, married to Mary of Modena, produced a
Catholic heir, James Francis Edward Stuart. For this James II was
deposed and the family exiled in France. In 1702, claiming his
father’s lost throne, James Francis was attainted for treason in London,
and his titles forfeited. The Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745 in
Scotland, aimed, but failed, to put a Stewart (now Stuart) back on the
Scottish throne.The Royal Stewart “sett” is known as “the Royal Tartan”. The Stewarts have several tartans, the Royal being the most famous.
Waverley Scotland Genuine Tartan Cloth Commonplace Pocket Notebook – Macleod of LewisOur price: £10.99The MacLeod of Lewis tartan has a bright yellow background crossed with blacks, embellished with a filament of red.The MacLeods are Norse, descended from Leod, the son of Olaf the Black, King of Mann and the Isles. Leod’s sons were the progenitors of two main branches of the clan – the Clan of Torquil in Lewis and the Clan of Tormod in Skye and Harris.The MacLeods were vassals (subjects) of the Lords of the Isles but managed to avoid forfeiture of their lands after James IV had asserted his right over the Gaelic clans of the Hebrides. However, they were forced to defend their possessions with the sword against the interests of rival clans.Alasdair, 8th Chief of Harris (1450–1547), was one of the most distinguished of the MacLeod chiefs. In 1542 he obtained a charter for the lands of Trotternish on Skye, which had been the cause of a long feud between the MacDonalds and the MacLeods. He also built St Clements Church at Rodel in Harris and the Fairy Tower at Dunvegan Castle on Skye, the ancient seat of the MacLeod chief.While the principal branch of the family prospered under Alasdair, the line of Torquil was less fortunate. At the beginning of the 16th century the MacLeod lands in Lewis, and those acquired through marriage at Assynt in Sutherland, were forfeited after the MacLeod chief supported Donald Dubh in his attempt to claim the Lordship of the Isles. Although the lands were restored a few years later, the clan was weakened by internal disputes at the beginning of the 17th century and their lands passed to the Mackenzies through marriage. The MacLeod of Lewis tartan is one of the most recognisable designs, first depicted in a portrait dating from around 1830.
Welly Boot BrothOur price: £7.99WELLY BOOT
BROTH by artist Mark Mechan, September 9th 2021