History (School of): Recent submissions
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Teaching and preaching in late Anglo-Saxon England, 991-1020
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisThis study focuses on the development of Christian education in the late Anglo-Saxon period, 991-1020. It examines Abbot AElfric's and Archbishop Wulfstan's three methods of communication among Christian educators: vernacular ... -
The metaphysical basis of R. G. Collingwood's 'Philosophy of history'
(University of St Andrews, 1957) - Thesis -
The evolution of land tenure and the agrarian economy in nineteenth century and early twentieth century Egypt
(University of St Andrews, 1982) - ThesisWhen Muḥammad ‘Ali came to power in 1805, he undertook a drastic change in Egyptian land tenure. He abolished the iltizam or tax-farm system and seized all rizaq ahbasiya or religious endowments of agricultural land. When ... -
Out for a walk : pedestrian practices & British preservationism, c.1850 - 1950
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis thesis evaluates the connections between rural walking, modernity, and preservationism in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. During this period, the expressed practices of rural walking were overt ... -
Scottish colonization before Darien : opportunities and opposition in the union of the crowns
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis thesis aims to provide a detailed account of Scottish colonisation efforts in the seventeenth century. In the first place, it seeks to provide an update to the only book-length study of the topic, George Pratt Insh’s ...