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Burgess, Merchant and Priest

by Derek Hall

ISBN: 9781841581477
Imprint: Birlinn
Publication Date: Mar 2006
Format: Paperback
Price: £6.99
Stock Status: in stock

Scotland’s towns are almost unique in western Europe. They do not derive from Roman models but grew from planned medieval burghs. The first of these were founded by David I in the 12th century and include towns like Perth, Aberdeen, Elgin, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. This is the first popular synthesis to be attempted of what life was like in these new communities - not simply with regard to houses, clothes and lifestyles but also in relation to the religious houses which played such an important part in their life, the hospitals which treated the sick, and the industries and trade which provided their life blood. Extensive use of reconstruction illustration and photographs combine to create a vivid picture of the bustling and wealth of the original new towns.    

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