Personal correspondence of Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoull and his circle, 1560-1582
2023
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This collection of forty-nine letters, edited in full here for the first time, are addressed to Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoull (1520?-1576) or members of his circle and offer a precious window onto the turbulent and often obscure history of Orkney and Shetland in the sixteenth century as the Northern Isles were subject to increasing intervention from the Scottish mainland. Anderson and Ballantyne provide an extensive contextual introduction and annotate the letters themselves as well as providing a glossary of the more obscure Middle Scots words used.
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Personal correspondence of Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoull and his circle, 1560-1582 / edited by Peter D. Anderson, John H. Ballantyne ; general editor, Kelsey Jackson Williams.
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St. Andrews : Scottish History Society, 2023.
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176 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.
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Specialized.
ISBN:
9780906245484 (hbk)
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English
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