History of Leith, Edinburgh

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• History of Leith, Edinburgh » Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
  Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell. Francis Stewart, Earl Bothwell (b. c. December 1562 – d. April 1612, Naples), was Commendator of Kelso Abbey and Coldingham Priory, a Privy Counsellor and Lord High Admiral of ... […]
• History of Leith, Edinburgh » The Mad Earl of Bothwell
  The Mad Earl of Bothwell. In 1594 Restalrig was the scene of one of those stormy raids that the “mad Earl of Bothwell” caused so frequently, to the torment of James VI. The earl, at the head of an armed force, was in. Leith, and ... […]
• History of Leith, Edinburgh » James Tytler
  James Tytler. From Peter Williamson's Directory it appears that Restalrig was the residence, in 1784, of Alexander Lockhart, the famous Lord Covington. In the same year a man named James Tytler, who had ascended in a ... […]
• History of Leith, Edinburgh » Logan's lands
  Logan's lands. Logan's lands, in part, with the patronage of South Leith, were afterwards bestowed upon James Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino; but the name still lingered in Restalrig, as in 1613 we find that. John Logan a ... […]
• History of Leith, Edinburgh » Logan's connection with The Gowrie ...
  Logan's connection with The Gowrie Conspiracy. Logan's connection with The Gowrie Conspiracy remained unknown till nine years after his death, when the correspondence between him and the. Earl of Gowrie was ... […]