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@bevy_de Cosmo Innes (1861), 'Sketches of Early Scotch History', is pretty in depth with the ecclesiastical institutions, universities & a couple of big families.

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@bevy_de James Grant (1880), 'Old and New Edinburgh', makes for an excellent read and where my pinned #TreatyOfUnion tweet is from. Only volume 1 of 3 uploaded so far.

randomscottishhistory.com/volume-1/

@bevy_de Donald McLeod (1892), 'Gloomy Memories', is a complete run down, from witness testimony, of the #Clearances from a Sutherland native. Being a later edition it includes newspaper articles from Canada showing their disgust with the British authorities.

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@bevy_de George Chalmers (1822), 'Life of Mary, Queen of Scots' is a thorough chronological history of one of our most "calumniated" queen's by using state papers, court documents, correspondence, and her diaries.

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@bevy_de James Balfour (1824), 'Historical Works', is a year by year history of Scotland from manuscripts (1057-1603) collected by the Lord Lyon. I've created a Companion copy for reasons that'll become apparent from a glimpse at the Original.

randomscottishhistory.com/volume-1-2/

@bevy_de John M. Leighton (1830), 'Select Views on the River Clyde', gives an engraving & information on each of the towns along the Clyde.

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@bevy_de Robert Chambers (1885), 'Domestic Annals', written by a Scottish historian from an English perspective, leading to footnotes from myself to counter some claims with info from elsewhere. But it's a concise chronological history of Scotland from 1561-1745.

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@bevy_de Andrew MacGeorge (1880), 'Old Glasgow', is a great book for everything Glasgow. Illustrated and beautifully bound by Blackie & Son.

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@bevy_de Prof Wilson (1845), 'Scotland Illustrated', this book makes me verh happy & gives me a desire to visit most places featured.

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@bevy_de And, my final offering, from the British press 1750-1900, is the #TreatyOfUnion articles which give a run down of Scotland's place in her union with England.

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