Scottish History: Recent submissions
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The political works of John Lesley, Bishop of Ross (1527-96)
(University of St Andrews, 2002) - ThesisJohn Lesley saw himself as a humanist, devoted to the common weal and especially to his Queen; to others he was `a busie man', `seed-man of all treasons'. Educated in the Renaissance Scotland of James V and trained in ... -
An alliance ended? Franco-Scottish commercial relations, 1560-1713
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-23) - ThesisThis thesis explores the commercial links between Scotland and France in the long seventeenth century, with a focus on the Scottish mercantile presence in France’s Atlantic ports, particularly during periods of domestic ... -
Education and episcopacy : the universities of Scotland in the fifteenth century
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-23) - ThesisEducational provision in Scotland was revolutionised in the fifteenth century through the foundation of three universities, or studia generale, at St Andrews, Glasgow and Aberdeen. These institutions can be viewed as part ... -
Across the German sea : Scottish commodity exchange, network building and communities in the wider Elbe-Weser region in the early modern period
(University of St Andrews, 2009) - ThesisThis thesis analyses the commercial, maritime and military relations between Scotland and the cities and territories in the North Western parts of the Holy Roman Empire during the early modern period; specifically Hamburg, ... -
Education in post-Reformation Scotland : Andrew Melville and the University of St Andrews, 1560-1606
(University of St Andrews, 2009) - ThesisAndrew Melville (1545-1622) was the leader of the Presbyterian wing of the Scottish Kirk between 1574 and 1607, and he and his colleagues were a perpetual irritant to James VI and I in his attempts to establish a royal ...