The west of Scotland in history"Originally written as a series of independently standing articles, these essays present studies of families or events which took place in "the west of Scotland." Among the families are: Corehouse and the Cranstouns, Auchinleck and the Boswells, the Mures of Caldwell, Cathcart and Its Earls, the Steuarts of Coltness and Allanton, Andrew Stuart of Torrance and Castlemilk, Carnwath and the Lockharts of Lee, Dalrymple and the Stairs, Kelburne, Hawkhead, and the Earls of Glasgow (Boyle), Dundonald and Its Earls, Coilsfield and the Montgomerys, the Lockharts of Milton-Lockhart, Ardgowan: the Stewarts and Shaw-Stewarts, Pollok and the Maxwells, the MacGregors and the Colquhouns, the Grahams of Montrose, Cumbernauld House and the Flemings, the Spreulls of Glasgow, and the Fullartons of Fullarton. There are a wide range of articles included as well on such topics as Queen Mary, Renfrewshire witches, Galloway, the Herries peerage case, St. Columba, and the Scots."--Container insert. |
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Partly through her connection with foreign Courts, and partly in spite of that
connection, Mary's position as wife of the ... painters for his portrait of the
unhappy Sovereign, fitted more for adorning the gay Court of Bourbon than for
controlling or ...
Partly through her connection with foreign Courts, and partly in spite of that
connection, Mary's position as wife of the ... painters for his portrait of the
unhappy Sovereign, fitted more for adorning the gay Court of Bourbon than for
controlling or ...
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With this object the young Queen was removed with her mimic Court from her
retreat in the monastery of Inchmahome, where the remains of her child garden
may yet be traced, and placed in Dumbarton Castle to await the arrival of a
French ...
With this object the young Queen was removed with her mimic Court from her
retreat in the monastery of Inchmahome, where the remains of her child garden
may yet be traced, and placed in Dumbarton Castle to await the arrival of a
French ...
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... succeeded as ninth Lord, famous as any of his family for services in the field
and as a diplomatist at foreign Courts. ... where he was wounded once more; and
within a few months passed to the Court of France, where he resided as one of ...
... succeeded as ninth Lord, famous as any of his family for services in the field
and as a diplomatist at foreign Courts. ... where he was wounded once more; and
within a few months passed to the Court of France, where he resided as one of ...
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On the I 5th the Court gave judgment, when seven voted on each side. Lord'
President Dundas thereupon gave his casting vote in favour of the pursuer, the
Duke of Hamilton. Among the lawyers engaged at one time or another in the case
, ...
On the I 5th the Court gave judgment, when seven voted on each side. Lord'
President Dundas thereupon gave his casting vote in favour of the pursuer, the
Duke of Hamilton. Among the lawyers engaged at one time or another in the case
, ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 15 | |
CUMBERHAULD Hovsn AND THE ELPHINSTONES | 195 |
GLASGOW CHAMBER or COMMERCE | 206 |
OLD GLASGOW HOUSES | 213 |
THE SPREULLS 0F GLASGOW | 221 |
ANDREW MELVILLE IN Gmscow | 227 |
GRAHAM OF THE MINT | 238 |
THE RENFREWSHIRE WITCHES | 278 |
PAISLEY ABBEY _ | 284 |
PAISLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL | 290 |
ALEXANDER WILSON ORNITHOLOGIST | 299 |
TIIII BARNS or AYR | 306 |
THE HERRIES PEERAGE | 315 |
DRUMLANRIG AND THE DOUGLASBS | 324 |
ST COLUMBA I I | 335 |
GENERAL ROY or CARLUKE | 250 |
KILMARNOCK | 256 |
DUMFRIES ROOD FAIR | 265 |
LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK | 343 |
INVERKIP ro Wasr KILBRIDE | 353 |
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Abbey afterwards Alexander Allanton appear appointed Archibald Ardgowan Argyll Ayrshire Baron baronet born brother Buccleuch burgh Burns Campbell Carrick Castle Castlemilk Cathcart Charles charter Church Colonel Colquhoun connection Council Countess Court Court of Session Crawford Cumbernauld Cunningham Darnley David death died Douglas Duke Dumbarton Earl Earl of Dalkeith Earl of Glasgow early Edinburgh eldest father favour field fifth find fine fire first five Fullarton Galloway George Glasgow Graham Greenock Hamilton Herries Highland honours issue James John Glassford John Maxwell Kelburne Kilmarnock King known Lady Laird lands Lockhart Lollard Lord Lord Ross Lordship Macgregors Magistrates Margaret Marquis marriage married Mary mentioned Montrose Motherwell Mure office officer official Paisley Paisley Abbey parish Parliament passed Pollok present Queen records Renfrewshire Robert Royal Scotland Scott Scottish Sir John Sir William Stair Stewart Stirling Stuart succeeded thair volume wife William Mure
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| Title | The west of Scotland in history |
| Author | Joseph Irving |
| Publisher | Рипол Классик, 2012 |
| ISBN | 5876499455, 9785876499455 |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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