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Title: Royal Edinburgh
Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets

Author: Margaret Oliphant

Illustrator: George Reid

Release Date: June 5, 2008 [EBook #25701]

Language: English

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ROYAL EDINBURGH

HER SAINTS, KINGS, PROPHETS AND POETS

'Mine own romantic town.' MARMION

BY
MRS. OLIPHANT
AUTHOR OF 'MAKERS OF FLORENCE,' 'MAKERS OF VENICE,' ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
GEORGE REID, R.S.A.

LONDON
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK

1891

_All rights reserved_

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_First Edition (Medium 8vo) 1890_
_Second Edition (Crown 8vo) 1891_

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[Illustration: ST. GILES'S FROM THE LAWNMARKET]

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TO MY OLD FRIEND

ALEXANDER MACMILLAN

CONTENTS

PART I
PAGE
MARGARET OF SCOTLAND, ATHELING--QUEEN AND SAINT 1

PART II

THE STEWARDS OF SCOTLAND

CHAPTER I

JAMES I. POET AND LEGISLATOR 38

CHAPTER II

JAMES II: WITH THE FIERY FACE 80

CHAPTER III

JAMES III: THE MAN OF PEACE 126

CHAPTER IV

JAMES IV: THE KNIGHT-ERRANT 155

CHAPTER V

JAMES V: THE LAST OF THE HEROIC AGE 200

PART III

THE TIME OF THE PROPHETS

CHAPTER I

UNDER THE QUEEN REGENT 258

CHAPTER II

UNDER QUEEN MARY 310

CHAPTER III

THE TRIUMPH AND END 350

CHAPTER IV

THE SCHOLAR OF THE REFORMATION 374

PART IV

THE MODERN CITY

CHAPTER I

A BURGHER POET