Download or read book Charters an Documents Relating to The Burgh of Peebles written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland written by Patrick Hanks and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Download or read book Cosmo Innes and the Defence of Scotland s Past c 1825 1875 written by Richard A. Marsden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-13 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, Scotland's history is frequently associated with the clarion call of political nationalism. However, in the nineteenth century the influence of history on Scottish national identity was far more ambiguous. How, then, did ideas about the past shape Scottish identity in a period when union with England was all but unquestioned? The activities of the antiquary Cosmo Innes (1798-1874) help us to address this question. Innes was a prolific editor of medieval and early modern documents relating to Scotland's parliament, legal system, burghs, universities, aristocratic families and pre-Reformation church. Yet unlike scholars today, he saw that editorial role in interventionist terms. His source editions were artificial constructs that powerfully articulated his worldview and agendas: emphasising Enlightenment-inspired narratives of social progress and institutional development. At the same time they used manuscript facsimiles and images of medieval architecture to foreground a romantic concern for the texture of past lives. Innes operated within an elite associational culture which gave him access to the leading intellectuals and politicians of the day. His representations of Scottish history therefore had significant influence and were put to work as commentaries on some of the major debates which exorcised Scotland's intelligentsia across the middle decades of the century. This analysis of Innes's work with sources, set within the intellectual context of the time and against the antiquarian activities of his contemporaries, provides a window onto the ways in which the 'national past' was perceived in Scotland during the nineteenth century. This allows us to explore how historical thinkers negotiated the apparent dichotomies between Enlightenment and Romanticism, whilst at the same time enabling a re-examination of prevailing assumptions about Scotland's supposed failure to maintain a viable national consciousness in the later 1800s.

Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow written by Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes complete texts or abstracts of lectures delivered before the Society, minutes of meetings, directory of members, and annual accounts.

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Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow written by Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow. Library and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalog of Books in the Library of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland written by Society of Solicitors before the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland written by Society of Solicitors before the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Library and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of the Collegiate Church and Hospital of the Holy Trinity and the Trinity Hospital Edinburgh 1460 1661 written by Sir James David Marwick and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Urban History of The Plague written by Karen Jillings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a medical, economic, spiritual and demographic crisis, plague affected practically every aspect of an early modern community whether on a local, regional or national scale. Its study therefore affords opportunities for the reassessment of many aspects of the pre-modern world. This book examines the incidence and effects of plague in an early modern Scottish community by analysing civic, medical and social responses to epidemics in the north-east port of Aberdeen, focusing on the period 1500–1650. While Aberdeen’s experience of plague was in many ways similar to that of other towns throughout Europe, certain idiosyncrasies in the city make it a particularly interesting case study, which challenges several assumptions about early modern mentalities.

Download or read book Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H M Signet in Scotland written by Thomas-Graves Law and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scottish Witches and Witch Hunters written by J. Goodare and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together twelve studies that collectively provide an overview of the main issues of live interest in Scottish witchcraft. As well as fresh studies of the well-established topic of witch-hunting, the book also launches an exploration of some of the more esoteric aspects of magical belief and practice.

Download or read book Catalogue Supplement Second fifteenth Supplement written by Guildhall Library (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of the Corporation of London Instituted in the Year 1824 with an Alphabetical List of Authors Annexed written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Government of Scotland 1560 1625 written by Julian Goodare and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-10-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 Goodare shows how Scotland was governed during the transition from Europe's decentralized medieval realms to modern sovereign states. The expanding institutions of government - crown, parliament, privy council, local courts - are detailed, but the book is structured around an analysis of governmental processes. A new framework is offered for understanding the concept of 'centre and localities': centralization happened in the localities. Various interest groups participated in government and influenced its decisions. The nobility, in particular, exercised influence at every level. There was also English influence, both before and after the union of crowns in 1603. It is argued that the crown's continuing involvement after 1603 shows the common idea of 'absentee monarchy' to be misconceived. Goodare also pays particular attention to the harsh impact of government in the Highlands - where the chiefs were not full members of 'Scottish' political society - and on the common people - who were also excluded from normal political participation.