History of Leith, Edinburgh

January 30, 2006

This is a Charter from David I to Holyrood Abbey

History of Leith, Edinburgh » old Chirurgeons' Hall
old Chirurgeons' Hall. On the west side of the Pleasance, and immediately within the south-east angle of the city wall referred to, stood the old Chirurgeons' Hall, in the High School yards. The surgeons and barbers ... […]
History of Leith, Edinburgh » Piacenza
Piacenza. Strategically the city is at a major crossroads at the intersection of Route E35/A1 between Bologna, gateway to eastern Italy, and Milan, gateway to the Alps, and Route E70/A21 between Brescia at the foot of the ... […]
History of Leith, Edinburgh » Pope Urban II
Pope Urban II. Pope Blessed Urban II (ca. 1035 – 29 July 1099), born Otho de Lagery (alternatively: Otto, Odo or Eudes), was Pope from 12 March 1088 until his death on 29 July 1099. He is best known for starting the First ... […]
History of Leith, Edinburgh » The convent of St. Mary
The convent of St. Mary. AT a period subsequent to the panic after Flodden there was built across the junction of St. Mary's Wynd with the Pleasance, parallel with the south back of the Canongate, an arched barrier named ... […]
McChris :: weblog of Chris Arthur » Freeform writing
Chris Arthur's weblog - my own commentary on life, politics, science and football - www.lineages.co.uk. […]