Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past.
Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspi...
Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present was published in five volumes in 1998 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open University in Scotland. Written by leading academics for the Distance Learning course run by the two universities, the series is aimed also at a wide readership anyone with a serious interest in Scottish history and presents the fruits of the latest research in a readable style. The volumes can be read singly, or as a series. Now come the first two volumes of a further five-volume series, Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation,...
Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present was published in five volumes in 1998 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open Un...
Caroline Erskine, Alan R. MacDonald, Michael Penman
Part of a five volume set completed in time for the 300th anniversary of the parliamentary union of Scotland with England. The series provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval and early modern Scotland.
Part of a five volume set completed in time for the 300th anniversary of the parliamentary union of Scotland with England. The series provides a compr...
Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union of the Parliaments, this work contains articles by leading historians, and aims to inspire investigations of the Scottish past.
Part of a five-volume series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of The Union of the Parliaments, this work contains articles by leading historians...
"Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present" was published in five volumes in 1995 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open University in Scotland. Written by leading academics for the Distance Learning course run by the two universities, the series is aimed also at a wide readership - anyone with a serious interest in Scottish history - and presents the fruits of the latest research in a readable style. The volumes can be read singly, or as a series. Now come the first two volumes of a further five-volume series, "Scotland: The Making and Unmaking of the Nation,...
"Modern Scottish History: 1707 to the Present" was published in five volumes in 1995 as a collaboration between the University of Dundee and the Open ...
Existing studies of early modern Scotland tend to focus on the crown, the nobility and the church. Yet, from the sixteenth century, a unique national representative assembly of the towns, the Convention of Burghs, provides an insight into the activities of another key group in society. Meeting at least once a year, the Convention consisted of representatives from every parliamentary burgh, and was responsible for apportioning taxation, settling disputes between members, regulating weights and measures, negotiating with the crown on issues of concern to the merchant community. The Convention's...
Existing studies of early modern Scotland tend to focus on the crown, the nobility and the church. Yet, from the sixteenth century, a unique national ...