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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... . 339 LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK, . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Tm: FULLARTONS or FULLARTON, &c., . . . . . . . . 347 INVERKIP 'ro Wasr KILBRIDE, . . . . . . . . . . 353 THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORY. QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N. viii. CONTENTS.
... . 339 LEADHILLS AND WANLOCK, . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Tm: FULLARTONS or FULLARTON, &c., . . . . . . . . 347 INVERKIP 'ro Wasr KILBRIDE, . . . . . . . . . . 353 THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORY. QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N. viii. CONTENTS.
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Joseph Irving. THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORY. QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW Queen MARY, beautiful, accomplished, and rich also in gracious, persuasive ways, was not more remarkable among Sovereigns of her own day than for the romance ...
Joseph Irving. THE WEST COUNTRY IN HISTORY. QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW Queen MARY, beautiful, accomplished, and rich also in gracious, persuasive ways, was not more remarkable among Sovereigns of her own day than for the romance ...
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... Queen-Mother took advantage of the temporary quietness which succeeded that engagement to prepare for removing Mary to the French Court, where, it was thought, she would be safe from the machinations of England, and the no less ...
... Queen-Mother took advantage of the temporary quietness which succeeded that engagement to prepare for removing Mary to the French Court, where, it was thought, she would be safe from the machinations of England, and the no less ...
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... Queen an opportunity for requesting the good Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii., p. 5. In this year of hei- visit, at the third conference between Queen Mary and Knox, Her Majesty requested him again to ...
... Queen an opportunity for requesting the good Offices of John Knox. The story is told in “ Calderwood," vol. ii., p. 5. In this year of hei- visit, at the third conference between Queen Mary and Knox, Her Majesty requested him again to ...
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... Queen put an end to all further suspense by announcing that she had resolved to unite herself in marriage with her cousin, Henry Lord Darnley. Darnley, a lusty, well-made young fellow, but totally devoid of judgment or dignity, met the ...
... Queen put an end to all further suspense by announcing that she had resolved to unite herself in marriage with her cousin, Henry Lord Darnley. Darnley, a lusty, well-made young fellow, but totally devoid of judgment or dignity, met 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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