Daniel Wilson was born and educated at the Royal High School of Edinburgh, and after acting as secretary of the Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries, went to Toronto as Professor of History and English Literature. He wrote Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time in the 1840s. [wikipedia]
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Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time by Daniel Wilson
- Cover
- Title Pages
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Part 1: Historical Associations
- Part 1 Ch 1: Earliest Traditions
- Part 1 Ch 2: From The Accession of The Stuarts to the Death of James III
- Part 1 Ch 3: From the Accession of James IV to the Battle of Flodden
- Part 1 Ch 4: From the Battle of Flodden to the Death of James V
- Part 1 Ch 5: From the Death of James V to the Abdication of Queen Mary
- Part 1 Ch 6: From the Accession of James VI to the Restoration of Charles II
- Part 1 Ch 7: Historical Incidents after the Restoration
- Part 2: Local Antiquities and Traditions
- Part 2 Ch 1: The Castle
- Part 2 Ch 2: King's Stables, Castle Barns, and Castle Hill
- Part 2 Ch 3: The Lawnmarket
- Part 2 Ch 4: The Tolbooth, Luckenbooths, and Parliament Close
- Part 2 Ch 5: The High Street
- Part 2 Ch 6: The High Street and Nether Bow
- Part 2 Ch 7: The Canongate and Abbey Sanctuary
- Part 2 Ch 8: St Leonard's, St Mary's Wynd, and The Cowgate
- Part 2 Ch 9: The West Bow and Suburbs
- Part 2 Ch 10: Leith, and The New Town
- Part 2 Ch 11: Ecclesiastical Antiquities
- Appendix
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