The west of Scotland in history

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Рипол 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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QUEEN MARY AND DARNLEY 1N GLASGOW
1
COREHOUSE AND THE CRANSTOUNS
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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