burgh – The Past

Current Archaeology
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Greyfriars, Blackfriars, and Deep-fat Fryers! 850 years of Glasgow’s High Street

This volume was occasioned by the anniversary of the foundation charter of the burgh of Glasgow in 1175. The tongue- in-cheek title obscures the serious intent to recount the history of Glasgow through an examination of its central throughfare, which…

Current Archaeology
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Holyroodhouse: Tracing the history of Scotland’s official royal residence

The Royal Collection Trust, the Department of the Royal Household that manages the public opening of the King’s official residences, has published new histories of Windsor Castle (CA 341) and St James’s Palace (CA 394) in recent years. Now it is the turn of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the King’s official Scottish residence, to be the subject of a comprehensive new history, as Chris Catling reports.