The west of Scotland in historyРипол Классик, 2012 - 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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Joseph Irving. CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . . . . . | ~ COREHOUSE ... EARL 0F EGLINTON SHOT BY A POAcHER, . . . . . . 7: CARNWATH AND THE ... GLASGOW, . . . . . . 91 DUNDONALD AND ITS EARLS, . . . . . . . . . . 93 ...
Joseph Irving. CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . . . . . | ~ COREHOUSE ... EARL 0F EGLINTON SHOT BY A POAcHER, . . . . . . 7: CARNWATH AND THE ... GLASGOW, . . . . . . 91 DUNDONALD AND ITS EARLS, . . . . . . . . . . 93 ...
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... Glasgow about a fortnight, during which time She visited her kinsman, Lord ... Earl on the Countess' behalf, exhorting him to bear with the imperfections ... Earl of Lennox, then living under the protectiOn of England with his Countess ...
... Glasgow about a fortnight, during which time She visited her kinsman, Lord ... Earl on the Countess' behalf, exhorting him to bear with the imperfections ... Earl of Lennox, then living under the protectiOn of England with his Countess ...
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... Glasgow certainly before the closing day of the year. His father, the Earl of Iennox, would not appear to have been in the City at the time; nor was even the Castle open to receive the King; so that it is inferred, but only inferred ...
... Glasgow certainly before the closing day of the year. His father, the Earl of Iennox, would not appear to have been in the City at the time; nor was even the Castle open to receive the King; so that it is inferred, but only inferred ...
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Joseph Irving. (brother of James, Archbishop of Glasgow), and other friends. Tytler writes of her as then taking horse to ... Earl of Arran, third of the name, whose reason had become affected by the Queen's refusal to accept him for a ...
Joseph Irving. (brother of James, Archbishop of Glasgow), and other friends. Tytler writes of her as then taking horse to ... Earl of Arran, third of the name, whose reason had become affected by the Queen's refusal to accept him for a ...
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Joseph Irving. dubious authorities, was to avoid the City of Glasgow, where they well knew the Regent lay encamped with ... Earl of Argyll, whose commission as Lieutenant of Scotland had been signed at Hamilton early in the morning. The ...
Joseph Irving. dubious authorities, was to avoid the City of Glasgow, where they well knew the Regent lay encamped with ... Earl of Argyll, whose commission as Lieutenant of Scotland had been signed at Hamilton early in the morning. The ...
Contents
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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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