This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebraNowell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1175/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Finally, another DUNBAR book to add to your collection. Just published Oct. 1, 2010, titled "Mighty Subjects - The Dunbar Earls in Scotland c.1072-1289" By Elsa Hamilton. Unlike the Dunbar quadilogy books by Nigel Tranter which are Historical Fiction, this is a well documented 301 page book that includes footnotes, pedigree charts, beautiful color plates of the Earl's Seals, maps of their land holdings, appendices and bibliograpy. Here is just one write-up about the book by the Publisher: Late in the eleventh century, Gospatric, former earl of Northumbria, was granted the fortress of Dunbar and the lands in Lothian surrounding it by Malcolm III, king of Scots. Gospatric's descendants, who came to be known as earls of Dunbar, became leading members of the Scottish aristocracy, conspicuous for their power and wealth as lords of vast estates in south-east Scotland and beyond. Drawing on the evidence of their charters and contemporary chronicles this book spans the careers of seven successive earls at Dunbar from the period of the Norman Conquest of England to the eve of the Scottish Wars of Independence. It recreates and analyses the Dunbar lordship in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Scotland, exploring the landscape and the economy of the earldom, the web of human relationships within and outwith the family, the tugs-of-war with the Church. There are traces of long-vanished castles, echoes of battle and fleeting glimpses of crusade and tournament and siege. This is a story of a great family in the evolving kingdom of the Scots, cross-border lords who gave unambiguous allegiance to the Scottish Crown, mighty subjects of successive Scottish kings. Elsa Hamilton graduated in history from the University of Glasgow and worked as a teacher of history and politics. She gained a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 2004. Now retired, she focuses on writing and is involved in charity work and politics. Debra Dunbar Nowell Admin. Dunbar DNA Project Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Darn.  I wish I could connect. Audrey A Schroeder ----- Original Message ----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com To: dunbar-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 4:37:03 PM Subject: [DUNBAR] New Dunbar book - "Mighty Subjects" This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebraNowell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1175/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Finally, another DUNBAR book to add to your collection.  Just published Oct. 1, 2010, titled "Mighty Subjects - The Dunbar Earls in Scotland c.1072-1289" By Elsa Hamilton. Unlike the Dunbar quadilogy books by Nigel Tranter which are Historical Fiction, this is a well documented 301 page book that includes footnotes, pedigree charts, beautiful color plates of the Earl's Seals, maps of their land holdings, appendices and bibliograpy. Here is just one write-up about the book by the Publisher: Late in the eleventh century, Gospatric, former earl of Northumbria, was granted the fortress of Dunbar and the lands in Lothian surrounding it by Malcolm III, king of Scots. Gospatric's descendants, who came to be known as earls of Dunbar, became leading members of the Scottish aristocracy, conspicuous for their power and wealth as lords of vast estates in south-east Scotland and beyond. Drawing on the evidence of their charters and contemporary chronicles this book spans the careers of seven successive earls at Dunbar from the period of the Norman Conquest of England to the eve of the Scottish Wars of Independence. It recreates and analyses the Dunbar lordship in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Scotland, exploring the landscape and the economy of the earldom, the web of human relationships within and outwith the family, the tugs-of-war with the Church. There are traces of long-vanished castles, echoes of battle and fleeting glimpses of crusade and tournament and siege. This is a story of a great family in the evolving kingdom of the Scots, cross-border lords who gave unambiguous allegiance to the Scottish Crown, mighty subjects of successive Scottish kings. Elsa Hamilton graduated in history from the University of Glasgow and worked as a teacher of history and politics. She gained a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 2004. Now retired, she focuses on writing and is involved in charity work and politics. Debra Dunbar Nowell Admin. Dunbar DNA Project Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUNBAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message