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Scots in Habsburg Service
This book offers an original approach to the study of the Scottish diaspora in Europe. It highlights the activities of a group of emigrants and exiles who served the twin-headed Habsburg dynasty during the first half of the seventeenth century.
The Jacobite Cess Roll for the County of Aberdeen in 1715
This is a publication of the Third Spalding Club using available documents in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. It includes genealogical tables taken from information in the Valuation of the County in 1667. Included is information on the one synod, eight presbyteries (Kincardine, Garioch, Alford, Deer, Ellon, Turriff, Strathbogie, Aberdeen, and Church Lands), and ninety-seven parishes that make up the county. Biographical details are given in the case of every individual mentioned, as far as possible, with his or her progenitors and immediate descendants; besides any interesting historical or personal events in which they took part, and occasional longer accounts, especially where these can be drawn from unpublished or not easily available sources." A few historical notes are added dealing with the state of the country at the period covered by this document, which was a time of great political and religious ferment in Scotland. Four portraits, a map of the Shires of Aberdeen and Banff (1826), Notes on the Contra of the Account, Notes on the Cess Roll, a bibliography and an index to full-names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.
Kinship and Clientage
This volume examines Highland society during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries highlighting the extent to which kinship and clientage were organising principles within clanship. Based on clans located in the central and eastern Highlands this study goes some way to addressing the imbalance in Highland historiography which hitherto has concentrated largely on the west Highlands and islands. Focusing initially on internal clan structure, the study broadens into an analysis of local politics within the context of regional and national affairs, raising questions regarding the importance of land and the nature of lordship as well as emphasising the need for Highland history to be integrated further into broader studies of Scottish society during this period.
Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Volume 3: Ambition and Industry 1800-1880
Throughout the nineteenth century Scotland was transformed from an agricultural nation on the periphery of Europe to become an industrial force with international significance. A landmark in its field, this volume explores the changes in the Scottish book trade as it moved from a small-scale manufacturing process to a mass-production industry. This book brings together the work of over thirty leading experts to explore a broad range of topics that include production technology, bookselling and distribution, the literary market, reading and libraries, and Scotland's international relations.
