A. E. MacRobert

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A. E. MacRobert Mary Queen of Scots' Last Night in Scotland Mediaeval, History TDGNHAS Series III, 78 (2004), 111(4.91 MB) Abstract It is frequently stated as fact that Mary Queen of Scots stayed at Dundrennan Abbey on her last night in Scotland. There is no valid evidence that she did so. Mary escaped from Loch Leven Castle on 2 May 1568 to Niddry Castle and thence to Hamilton, whe
A. E. MacRobert The Statistical Accounts Recent, Recent (Social), History, Antiquarian TDGNHAS Series III, 82 (2008), 83(2.63 MB) Abstract This article explores the distinctive features of the Accounts for the shires of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright and Wigtown and the changes revealed in the lives of the people and their environments between the First and Second and between the Second and Third A
A. E. MacRobert Were the Wigtown Martyrs Drowned? A Reappraisal Recent, History TDGNHAS Series III, 84 (2010), 121(3.44 MB) Abstract This article explores the vituperative controversy which erupted in the mid 19th century over whether the Wigtown Martyrs were drowned. As the available evidence is neither easily accessible nor widely known, it is explained and evaluated. The conclusion is that they were drowned but there remain several mysteries including what happened to a reprieve from the Privy Council. Some historians have therefore been unable to agree that the drownings took place.