Lindsay, or Lindesay, Robert
- Lindsay, or Lindesay, Robert
(1500?-1565?)
Historian, Laird or tenant of Pitscottie, Fife, wrote a history entitled The Chronicles of Scotland, intended as a continuation of that of Boece. It deals with the period 1436-1515, and though often inaccurate in detail, is often vivid and quaint.
Short biographical dictionary of English literature .
John W. Cousin.
2011.
Look at other dictionaries:
Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie — (also Lindesay or Lyndsay; c. 1532 ndash;1580) was a Scottish chronicler, author of The Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, 1436 ndash;1565 , the first history of Scotland to be written in Scots rather than Latin.Of the family of the Lindesays… … Wikipedia
Robert Lauder of The Bass — Sir Robert Lauder of The Bass, (born before 1440 died just before February 1508) was a Scottish knight, armiger, and Governor of the Castle at Berwick upon Tweed. He was also a member of the old Scottish Parliament. [Young, James, editor,… … Wikipedia
Lindsay (Lyndsay), Sir David — (?1486 1555) A Scottish poet of the pre Reformation period who satirized the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church and contemporary government. He was one of the company of gifted courtly poets (makaris) who flourished in the golden age of… … British and Irish poets
Earl of Lindsay — The title Earl of Lindsay was created in 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for John Lindsay, who later inherited the ancient Earldom of Crawford. The two Earldoms remained united until the death of the twenty second Earl of Crawford, also sixth… … Wikipedia
John de Lindsay — [Lindesay] or simply John Lindsay was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. He was from the Lindsay family, a family of Anglo Norman origin who had settled in Scotland, and in the 14th century were noted for their crusading exploits, a feature which… … Wikipedia
Clan Lindsay — Crest badge … Wikipedia
Ingram Lindsay — infobox bishopbiog name = Ingram Lindsay religion= Roman Catholic Church See = Diocese of Aberdeen Title = Bishop of Aberdeen Period = 1441 ndash;1458 consecration = 1441 Predecessor = Henry de Lichton Successor = Thomas Spens post = Precentor of … Wikipedia
George Lauder — was a fifteenth century Scottish prelate and Bishop of Argyll (or Episcopus Lismorensis ). [ Lindesay Robert, of Pitscottie, A.E.J.G.Mackay, A.E.J.G., editor, The Historie and Cronicles of Scotland , Edinburgh, 1899, vol.2: 354] BackgroundRobert… … Wikipedia
Royal Stuart Society — Founded in 1926, the Royal Stuart Society is the senior monarchist organisation, and the foremost Jacobite and Legitimist body, in Great Britain. It acknowledges Franz, Duke of Bavaria as head of the Royal House, whilst refraining from making any … Wikipedia
David Lyndsay — For other people of the same name, see David Lindsay (disambiguation). Sir David Lyndsay … Wikipedia