
Edinburgh the Biography
Amberley Publishing
Published on 15. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4456-4229-1 (ISBN)
Description
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, situated in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. It is the second most populous city in Scotland and the seventh most populous in the United Kingdom. The earliest known human habitation in the Edinburgh area is from Cramond where evidence was found of a Mesolithic camp-site dated to c. 8500 BC. Traces of later Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements have been found on Castle Rock, Arthur's Seat, Craiglockhart Hill and the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh has been recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, but political power moved south to London after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 and the Union of Parliaments in 1707. Edinburgh is rich in associations with the past and has many historic buildings, including Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, the churches of St. Giles, Greyfriars and the Canongate, and an extensive Georgian New Town built in the 18th century.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
30
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-4229-1 (9781445642291)
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