Scottish History Theses: Recent submissions
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Law and order in Stirlingshire, 1637-1747
(University of St Andrews, 1984) - ThesisScotland in the early modern period was an overwhelmingly rural society, made of largely self-sufficient communities based on the unit of the estate. This society had a legal system which was decentralised, had a large ... -
We are command of gentilmen : service and support among the lesser nobility of Lothian during the Wars of Independence, 1296-1341
(University of St Andrews, 2006) - ThesisThis thesis examines the political, social and, in particular, military conditions that influenced the allegiance of the men and women of the political community of Lothian, that is to say those people with personal ... -
Gateside Mills : the Scottish bobbin and shuttle trade in its British and international setting, 1860-1960
(University of St Andrews, 1989) - ThesisWithin these 100 years, 1860-1960, in the east of Scotland, a highly specialised woodworking industry closely associated with flax and jute manufacturing, grew from modest beginnings to a position of some importance in ... -
Adam Abell's "The riot or quheill of tyme" : an edition
(University of St Andrews, 1998) - ThesisThis thesis presents an edition of the complete text of The Roit or Quheill of Tyme a chronicle composed in Scots by the Scottish Franciscan friar Adam Abell during the 1530s. An example of the mediaeval genre of "universal" ... -
Crown-magnate relations, 1437-1460
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - ThesisThis thesis examines the relations between James II and those magnates who were active in politics during his reign, which lasted from 1437-1460. The Black Douglas family were of particular importance during both the ...