Author: James MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : East Lothian (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Lamp of Lothian, Or, The History of Haddington
Author: James MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : East Lothian (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Lamp of Lothian; Or, the History of Haddington, Connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland, from the Earliest Records to the Present Period
Author: James MILLER (of Haddington.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
A Bibliography of British Municipal History
Author: Charles GrossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Harvard Historical Studies
Author: Life of William Robertson
Author: Jeffrey R. SmittenPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748646116
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The first modern biography of William Robertson, a key figure of the Scottish EnlightenmentA prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, William Robertson differed from his contemporaries, such as Voltaire, Hume and Gibbon, because he used the critical tools of the Enlightenment to strengthen religion, not to attack it. As an historian, he helped shape 18th-century historiography. As a minister of the Church of Scotland, he sought to make the church fit for a polite age. And, as principal of the University of Edinburgh, he presided over a flourishing of intellectual inquiry in the midst of the Enlightenment. But despite his European fame, he was a controversial figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, Jeffrey Smitten captures both the man and his work in his own words. By foregrounding Robertsons religious outlook, Smitten gives us a more contextualised and nuanced interpretation of Robertson's motives, intentions and beliefs than we have had before.Key Features:Includes new biographical information drawn from archival sources and from all Robertson's largely unpublished correspondenceDiscusses Robertson's works, published and unpublishedAssesses Robertson's achievement based on fresh consideration of all facets of his career as minister, historian and principal
The Lord's Watchman
Author: Tim GrassPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1620326205
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The nineteenth-century Scottish theologian Edward Irving has been the subject of a remarkable resurgence of interest in recentÊdecades, but many studies focus on specific aspects of his thought. This biographyÊportrays Irving's life and ministry as a whole, drawing on previously unused letters as well as his published writings to offer a readable and well-grounded narrative. Apart from the personal interest of this story, Irving's thought and practice as a preacher and pastoral theologian remains worthy of serious attention.
Scottish Town in the Age of the Enlightenment 1740-1820
Author: Bob HarrisPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748692592
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 629
Book Description
This heavily illustrated and innovative study is founded upon personal documents, town council minutes, legal cases, inventories, travellers' tales, plans and drawings relating to some 30 Scots burghs of the Georgian period. It establishes a distinctive a
Catalogue
Author: Johnson, George P., bookseller, EdinburghPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1146
Book Description
Cromwell's Masterstroke
Author: Peter ReesePublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844151794
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie merits a major place in the long succession of Anglo-Scottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the offensive and, in one of the great upsets of military history, the Scots army was routed. The triumph secured Cromwell's reputation as the outstanding general of the age and demonstrated the toughness and flair of the New Model Army he commanded. Peter Reese's exciting account of this extraordinary battle is the first full-length study to be published.
Britain's Greatest Prime Minister
Author: Martin HutchinsonPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 0718895649
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Britain’s Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from ‘arch-mediocrity’ and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers of Lord Liverpool have not sufficiently acknowledged the importance of his foremost skill: economic policy (including fiscal, monetary and banking system questions). Here, Hutchinson’s decades of experience in the finance sector provide a more specialised perspective on Liverpool’s economic legacy than most historians are able to offer. From his adept handling of unparalleled economic and social difficulties, to his strategic defeat of Napoleon and unprecedented approach to the subsequent peace process, Liverpool is shown to have set Britain’s course for prosperity and effective government for the following century. In addition to granting him his rightful place among British Prime Ministers on both domestic and foreign policy grounds, Hutchinson advances how a proper regard for Liverpool’s career might have changed the structure and policies of today’s government for the better.