Download or read book Holyrood and Canongate written by Elizabeth Patricia Dennison and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally an adjunct of Holyrood Abbey, itself founded in 1128 by David I after the king had been saved from a 'muckle hart' by the miraculous appearance of a crucifix, Canongate actually remained for a long time a separate entity from Edinburgh.This is the first book to trace the complete history of the Abbey of Holyrood and its burgh of Canongate from prehistoric times to the present day, and underlines the mixed fortunes that have characterised this part of Edinburgh. Both the abbey and the burgh were built on a narrow strip of land wedged between boggy ground. This geology and geography would impact on the lives of the people from the outset until today. By the early sixteenth century part of the abbey complex had been converted into a royal palace, and by 1600 a court precinct also existed, extending into what is now the site of Scotland's new parliament.

Download or read book History of the Burgh of Canongate written by John Mackay (Of Edinburgh) and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parish of Holyroodhouse Or Canongate written by Canongate (Edinburgh, Scotland) and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Parish of Holyroodhouse of Canongate written by Scottish Record Society and published by Dalcassian Publishing Company. This book was released on 1898-01-01 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Burgh of Canongate written by John Mackay (Of Edinburgh) and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Burgh of Canongate written by John Mackay and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Burgh of Canongate with Notices of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood written by Mackay John and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Burgh of Canongate written by John MacKay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Burgh of Canongate: With Notices of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood Vida Charters and other documents of the City of Edinburgh Scottish Burghs' Records Society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Scotland s Parliament Site and the Canongate written by Holyrood Archaeology Project Team and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The site of the new Scottish Paliament in Edinburgh was the focus of archaeological work that illuminated medieval Canongate and unravelled the history of Queensberry House. A team of archaeologists, historians, architectural historians and scientists was brought together for the task, and here they present the discoveries that were made both on the ground and in the documentary sources, early maps and drawings. The fortunes of Canongate have fluctuated from wealth, as the fashionable place for Scotland's aristocratic families to live in the 16th to 18th centuries, to dire poverty in the 19th, but Queensberry House has survived remarkably intact for more than three centuries. The exploration of this area of the Old Town of Edinburgh spans nine hundred years of busy urban life from the 13th century when the burgh was created to the 21st century when the new Parliament was built.

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Download or read book Tenement Nation written by Christa Ballard Tooley and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world, blue-collar politics have become associated with resistance to the multicultural. While this may also be true in Edinburgh, Scotland, a closer look reveals the growth of liberal democratic ideals in the working-class population, which has a much different goal: How can this European city keep the entrepreneurial forces of globalization from commodifying what is distinctly theirs? In Tenement Nation, Christa Ballard Tooley explores the battle for a neighborhood called the Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town. Tooley's insightful study of the working-class Canongate community as they negotiate gentrification plans offers a complex view of class and nation. The threat of the Canongate's redevelopment motivated many throughout Edinburgh to lend their support to the residents' campaign. Against such development projects, alliances formed between upper-class heritage supporters and working-class urban residents, all of whom turned to institutions such as the European Union and UNESCO for support in restricting commercial development. Tenement Nation explores these negotiations between socioeconomic classes and even nationalities to show what Tooley calls a "working-class cosmopolitanism" in pursuit of social, economic, and political inclusion.

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Download or read book Scotland written by Josephine Buchanan and published by Langenscheidt Publishing Group. This book was released on 2005 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive guide to travel in Scotland that includes historical information, places to visit, hotels, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment plus planning advice.