Historical thesis and dissertation collection
This collection contains a selection of important historical manuscripts produced by scholars from the University of Edinburgh's past.
Recent Submissions
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Emigration from the British Isles, 1815-1921
(The University of Edinburgh, 1921) -
Family formation in Victorian Scotland
(The University of Edinburgh, 1985)The thesis represents a micro-level study of the processes of family formation exhibited by iron and textile workers in the context of two Scottish towns during the second half of the nineteenth century. One of the major ... -
Artemis cult in Sicily and Southern Italy in the archaic and classical periods
(The University of Edinburgh, 2010)This thesis is an inter-disciplinary study of the evidence for the Greek goddess Artemis in the Southern Italian and Sicilian colonies during the archaic and classical periods. The evidence is reviewed by type and with ... -
Cultic centralization in the Old Testament
(The University of Edinburgh, 1979)In the first chapter it is argued that Deuteronomi_sm was not an active force in Judah before or during the time of Jehoash. While it is impossible to determine precisely the degree to which religious and political ... -
The first and second Earls of Rutland and their part in the central and local politics of mid-Tudor England
(The University of Edinburgh, 1996)This thesis investigates the role of Thomas and Henry Manners, first and second earls of Rutland, in the central and local politics of mid -Tudor England. In so doing, five factors are scrutinized throughout: landed ... -
Navigating Northumbria: mobility, allegory, and writing travel in Early Medieval Northumbria
(The University of Edinburgh, 2017-11-27)The social fact of movement is a significant underlying feature of early medieval Northumbria, as it is for other regions and other periods. The eighth-century Anglo- Latin hagiographical tradition that centres on Bede ... -
In the company of nurses: the history of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War, Edinburgh University Press, October 2014
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-11-29)In the Company of Nurses: The History of The British Army Nursing Service in the Great War, Edinburgh University Press 2014. This is the first monograph to be published on the work of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial ... -
Scottish overseas trade, 1275/86-1597
(The University of Edinburgh, 2001) -
A study of poor relief administration in Edinburgh City parish, between 1845-1894
(The University of Edinburgh, 1974) -
The making of the crofting community, 1746-1930
(The University of Edinburgh, 1974) -
Study of the effects of soil compaction on pore size distribution and the availability of water to plants
(The University of Edinburgh, 1974) -
Africa's small population: its cause and remedy.
(The University of Edinburgh, 1911) -
Application of psychological tests to certain problems of native education in East Africa
(The University of Edinburgh, 1933) -
Essay on the botanical and geographical distribution of algae (accompanied by a collection of 'seaweeds' from the Firth of Forth).
(The University of Edinburgh, 1883) -
Study in charcoal
(The University of Edinburgh, 1922) -
Treatment and rehabilitation of delinquent women
(The University of Edinburgh, 1960) -
Attitude of British travellers to North America between 1790 and 1850
(The University of Edinburgh, 1958) -
On a laboratory method of testing gas coals for yield of gas and illuminating power
(The University of Edinburgh, 1904) -
Dr. Brown and John Ruskin
(The University of Edinburgh, 1979)This thesis is an edition of John Ruskin's letters to Dr. John Brown of Edinburgh (1810-82), the original MSS. of which are in the Bodleian Library and in the National Library of Scotland. Most of the letters have not ... -
Some problems in variation and heredity
(The University of Edinburgh, 1902)
