1st Edition

Scotland Under Mary Stuart An Account of Everyday Life

By Madeleine Bingham Copyright 1971
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1971, this book gives the real substance of Scotland at the time of Mary Queen of Scots. It describes in extensive and colourful detail the way people of all ranks of society lived, their homes, their food and amusements, the ways they earned their living, cared for the sick and punished offenders. Family life, religion, the structure and activities of the clans and the... Read more

1. Backdrop to Scotland in the Sixteenth Century 2. The Organization of Society 3. The People in Their Setting 4. Family Life 5. Earning a Living: On the Land 6. Earning a Living: in the Towns and on the Sea 7. Religion 8. Feuds, Factions and Laws in the Highlands 9. Food and Fun 10. The Social Services 11. Crime and Punishment 12. The Arts.

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Madeleine Bingham

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