though no less valid for that: while the churches often limited women sorely, women nonetheless showed that they could pioneer significant work and, together with sympathetic men, forced the churches to accept an expansion of their roles... EV Macleod - 《Victorian Studies》 被引量: 2发表: 20...
the capital of Scotland and seat of the Scottish Parliament (from 1999), in City of Edinburgh council area on the S side of the Firth of Forth: became the capital in the 15th century; castle; three universities (including University of Edinburgh, 1583); commercial and cultural centre, noted...
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582, is one of three in the city - the others being Edinburgh Napier and Heriot Watt university. Historic sites in Edinburgh include Edinburgh Castle, a gothic rocket, and varied churches, including St. Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile, Greyfriars Kirk...
St Giles’ Cathedral is one of Scotland’s most important churches and home of the Scottish Reformation, making it a source of turbulent religious history. Established nearly 1,000 years ago in the 12th century, its current building was constructed between the 14th and 16th centuries, giving it...
The ‘secret permanence of the old Olympians’ can be seen in these churches, where ‘the altar fronts are fragments of sarcophagi still adorned with pagan sculptures’ showing ‘the invincible need of the image, of the myth rendered palpable and concrete, of the mystic sensualism which is ...
While in this part of the Royal Mile take a few minutes to look at the Canongate Kirk. This is one of the city’s oldest churches and is where the Queen worships while she’s in town. Its graveyard is the final resting place of famous Scotland residents including poet Robert Fergusson ...
The Royal Mile links the Castle to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The street is filled with historical houses, churches, and shops bursting with antiques, tartans and wool, and beautiful Edinburgh crystal, the modern Scottish Parliament building and delightful old pubs. Whisky plays a major part in...
There are also a number of gorgeous buildings, churches and monuments along the length of the street, all of which contribute to making this a worthy way to spend half an hour or so of your day. Free Museums in Edinburgh on the Royal Mile ...
churches and now ironically owned by the Scottish Reformation Society—the town slowly climbed the facing slope of theadjacentmoorland. Candlemaker Row, the home of a noxious and inflammable trade that was pushed for safety reasons to the edge of the burgh, is a short street that runs in a ...