The Haldanes of Gleneagles by Neil Stacy

The Haldanes of Gleneagles by Neil Stacy

The story of one of Scotland's oldest families, from whose estate in Perthshire the world-famous Gleneagles Hotel took its name.

'Delve into the records of Scotland's history, and for almost 900 years you will find Haldanes at the heart of the events which shaped this nationTheir story, as told in this splendid study, is the nation's story, seasoned with a rich and earthy humour, an often dramatic tale of triumph in the face of adversity, tragedy and loss'

-- Richard Oram, Professor of Environmental and Medieval History, Stirling University

'I had expected to be intrigued and entertained by this comprehensive history of the Haldanes of Gleneagles; and I was, abundantly. What I had not expected was to be moved by it; but I was, particularly by the turbulent role religion played over the centuries in the life of the family and its members'

-- Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh

'For producing so many individuals of unusual distinction there can be few families to rival the Haldanes of Gleneagles. Neil Stacy does them proud, he relates their 900-year saga with with clarity and wit'

-- John Keay, author of India: A History

'It is very hard not to get hooked on The Haldanes of Gleneagles - the story of a remarkable Scottish family set against the great sweep of Scotland's history. Their struggle to survive, as traced in this remarkable piece of research, mirrors the history of the nation itself'

-- Magnus Linklater, former Scottish editor of The Times

Neil Stacy read History at Oxford (BA, 1962 and DPhil, 1970) and spent many years working in the theatre and TV before returning to historical research. He has produced books on the estates of the abbeys of Glastonbury and Shaftesbury, and contributed articles to scholarly journals and to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His major work on the English baronage in the reign of Henry II is about to be published.

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ISBN 13	9781780274720
ISBN 10	1780274726
Title	The Haldanes of Gleneagles
Author	Neil Stacy
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2017-09-28
Number of pages	352
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