A History of Their Making

A History of Their Making

A History of Their Making

Michael McCarthy

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Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Año de edición:
2020
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Historia de la arquitectura
ISBN:
9781786236913
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A History of Their Making captures 1000 years of Scottish events and history through the lens of Clan Comyn, for 200 years Scotland’s most formidable clan and their descendants the Cummings of Altyre. Providing both a sweeping and closely detailed record of people, events and ambition from the early 1100s to the present day, and at the centre of which are the fortunes of the family at Altyre, clan chiefs since the mid-14th century. Providing a starting point and a template for those interested in the Cummings and their forebears and in researching the history of their own family.

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