The Early Modern Town in Scotland

ISBN-13: 9781032012148 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 270 str.

Michael Lynch

Opis

Originally published in 1987, this volume considers the place of Scottish towns in urban life during the 16^th and 17^th Centuries. The first part of the book is based on studies of individual burghs (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Perth) drawing extensively on archival material.

Recenzje

'... a landmark in Scottish urban history.' Robert E. Tyson, University of Aberdeen

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Scottish Towns 1500-1700 2. Merchants and Craftsmen in Sixteenth-Century Perth 3. The Crown and the Burghs 1500-1625 4. The Impact of the Reformation on a Burgh Community: The Case of Aberdeen 5. Burghs, Lords and Feuds in Jacobean Scotland 6. Merchant Princes and Mercantile Investment in Early Seventeenth Century Scotland 7. Provincial Merchants and Society: a Study of Dumfries Based on the Registers of Testaments 1600-16658. The Burghs and the Scottish Revolution 9. Edinburgh in Mid-Seventeenth Century 10. The Occupational Structure of Scottish Burghs in the Late Seventeenth Century.

O autorze

Michael Lynch