Confirms the Gaelic oral tradition that the Scotsman's kilt originated in antiquity. Overturns the claim that two Englishmen 'invented' the kilt in 1727.

Demonstrates a fascinating link between the 'Ulster Tartan' unearthed at Flanders townland, County Londonderry, in April 1956 and the contemporaneous Scottis Lennox tartan. This is an early example of family or clan tartans from the 1600s.

Establishes a series of credible links between tartan found among ancient mummies at Wupu (Qizilchoqa) in China and tartan in Scotland today!

Asks whether the Apostle St. Andrew visited Scotland in the 1st century AD, and explores the northern routes this Apostle would have travelled.

Calls for a re-evaluation of Scotland's famous Declaration of Arbroath (1320 AD). How did medieval scholars know the Scots' ancient ancestors wandered in Greater Scythia, where the tartan wearing mummies have been found! The Declaration of Arbroath is acknowledged as a forerunner of the American Declaration of Independence.

Introduces contemporary designs in 'Titanic Tartans' inspired by Ulster's own 16th-century tartan.

Re-discovers Ireland's long lost 'kilt' and demonstrates that this garment shares its heritage with similar kilts from the ancient Mediterranean civilizations.

Clifford Smyth has authored a number of books and is a regular contributor to the media, Clifford served for many years as Head of the History Department in a local Belfast School, and as Chair of the GCSE History Panel for the Northern Ireland examinations board. Latterly, Clifford has been a researcher and speechwriter in the devolved assembly and a consultant on Ulster-Scots issues. In 1999 Clifford embarked on his quest, exploring the origins of the kilt and tartans. Little did he know that this exercise in historical detection would result in the creation of Titanic Tartans for the 21st century, and startling discoveries of great historical significance. Clifford is married to Anne and they have three surviving grown up children.