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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... secured through their appearance in any newspaper of CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . the day, however popular and widely circulated. ]. IRV I N G. Hrttnnn House, NEAR Parstltv, S-r. Janas's Dav, 1885. PREFACE.
... secured through their appearance in any newspaper of CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . the day, however popular and widely circulated. ]. IRV I N G. Hrttnnn House, NEAR Parstltv, S-r. Janas's Dav, 1885. PREFACE.
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Joseph Irving. CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . . . . . | ~ COREHOUSE AND THE CRANSTOUNS, . . . . . . . . . IO BATTLE OF LANGSIDE, . . . . . . . . . . . . :6 AUCHINLECK AND THE BOSWELLS, . V . . . . . . . . 2: THE ...
Joseph Irving. CONTENTS. PAGQUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW, . . . . . . . | ~ COREHOUSE AND THE CRANSTOUNS, . . . . . . . . . IO BATTLE OF LANGSIDE, . . . . . . . . . . . . :6 AUCHINLECK AND THE BOSWELLS, . V . . . . . . . . 2: THE ...
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... MARY," . . . . . . . . . :50 KILMARNOCK, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 ST. MICHAEL'S, DUMFRIES, . . .I ... MARY AND DARNLEY 1N. viii. CONTENTS.
... MARY," . . . . . . . . . :50 KILMARNOCK, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 ST. MICHAEL'S, DUMFRIES, . . .I ... MARY AND DARNLEY 1N. viii. CONTENTS.
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... MARY, beautiful, accomplished, and rich also in gracious, persuasive ways, was not more remarkable among Sovereigns ... Mary's position as wife of the Dauphin, as Dowager of France, as Queen of Scotland, and as next in succession to her ...
... MARY, beautiful, accomplished, and rich also in gracious, persuasive ways, was not more remarkable among Sovereigns ... Mary's position as wife of the Dauphin, as Dowager of France, as Queen of Scotland, and as next in succession to her ...
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... Mary to the French Court, where, it was thought, she would be safe from the machinations of England, and the no less dangerous factions which existed in her own country. With this object the young Queen was removed with her mimic Court ...
... Mary to the French Court, where, it was thought, she would be safe from the machinations of England, and the no less dangerous factions which existed in her own country. With this object the young Queen was removed with her mimic Court ...
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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