Broughty Castle and the Defence of the Tay

Broughty Castle and the Defence of the Tay

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This book tells the story of Broughty Castle in local and national affairs from the late fifteenth century to the Second World War. It traces the fortunes of the Gray family who played an important role in the Anglo-Scottish wars and the upheaval of the Reformation and the Regencies in the mid-sixteenth century, and later a central role in negotiations regarding the fate of Mary, Queen of Scots and the Union of the Crowns. It then follows the Castle’s pioneering restoration and its reconstruction as an artillery fort defending Dundee against bombardment by the French navy in the mid-nineteenth century and the Germans in the twentieth. First published in 1970, Broughty Castle and the Defence of the Tay has now been substantially revised and enlarged to bring it up-to-date with the latest developments in historical research.

Authors: Sir Francis Mudie, David M Walker and Iain MacIvor

ISBN 978 0 900019 47 0
Pages: 134. Illustrations: 26

£7.50