Glamis Castle

by Slade, Harry Gordon

• ISBN13: 9780854312771
• ISBN10: 0854312773
• Edition: Chart
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of London

Summary

Glamis Castle - the childhood home of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother - has captured the imagination of successive generations of visitors by virtue of its architectural splendour and royal associations.
This book presents a detailed account of the buildings and gardens of Glamis Castle, principal seat of the family of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne since the 1370s. Combining the results of site investigation and the examination of material from the family archives, the author presents a comprehensive picture of the castle's development from its origins in the fourteenth century to the present day.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgements
Editorial Notes
The family and the castle	p. 1
Glamis Castle: the early years, 1379-1480	p. 13
The royal occupation, 1537-1542	p. 22
The work of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Kinghorne, 1600-1626	p. 28
Earl Patrick and the recasting of Glamis, 1669-1695	p. 36
The heraldry	p. 43
The chapel, 1679-1891	p. 47
The eighteenth century	p. 52
The Interregnum and the dining-room, 1820-1854	p. 67
The 13th Earl, 1865-1904	p. 72
The twentieth century	p. 82
Rooms, furniture and fittings: the evidence of the inventories	p. 84
The policies and gardens	p. 90
Glamis: literature, legend and letters	p. 103
Heraldic panels on the facade of Glamis Castle	p. 108
Notes on a copper-plate engraving of Glamis Castle	p. 110
Archibald Fowler's report on the Glamis gardens, 19 January 1866	p. 112
Anent the glass houses of Glamis	p. 116
The cellars, 1895-1970	p. 118
Notes	p. 121
Bibliography	p. 124
Index	p. 126
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