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View article: The Poems of Richard Maitland
The Poems of Richard Maitland Open
ichard Maitland (1496-1586) is not a wellknown poet, except to medieval-renaissance specialists; he usually rates about two short poems in a long anthology.I have discovered only two articles on his poetry, one by Maurice Lee which -while …
View article: Gilbert Burnet’s Politics
Gilbert Burnet’s Politics Open
In July, 1663, Archibald Johnston of Wariston was hanged at the market cross of Edinburgh, officially for the ‘high treason’ of accepting office in Cromwell’s government. Although many people in Scotland had held similar positions, and ass…
View article: Captain Stewart’s Letters
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