Early Golf : : Royal Myths and Ancient Histories / / Neil S. Millar.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Millar, Neil S. ,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 11 B/W illustrations 78 colour illustrations 78 colour and 11 black and white illustrations

Exploring the myths and revisiting the evidence surrounding the early history of golfExplores the early history of golf, from the earliest written reference in a Scottish Act of Parliament from the 1450s Challenges enduring myths and popular misconceptions concerning the early history of golfFeatures 78 colour and 11 black and white illustrationsNumerous myths and misconceptions have become entrenched in the popular history of golf. In this book, Neil Millar challenges these myths and revisits the evidence surrounding the sport’s early history. He shows how the game blossomed in Scotland in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and describes the role of Scottish golfers in its spread to other countries between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. And he examines the relative antiquity of golf compared with that of other early stick-and-ball games – a topic that has been debated extensively.Golf historians frequently retell anecdotes concerning historical figures such as King James II of Scotland (1430-1460), Queen Catherine of Aragon (1484-1536), Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587), King Charles I (1600-1649) and James, Duke of York (1633-1701). This book re-examines the evidence underpinning these claims to provide a reliable account of early golf history.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations of Archives Consulted -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Royal Myths and Ancient Histories -- Part I. A Chronological History of Early Golf -- 1 King James II, a Scottish Act of Parliament and some Fifteenth-century Golf Myths -- 2 King James III and Two Poetic Fifteenth-century Golf Myths -- 3 King James IV, the Earliest Recorded Golf Match and Early Sixteenth-century Golf -- 4 Catherine of Aragon and a Persistent Golf Myth -- 5 King James V and the Gosford Golf Myth -- 6 Mary Queen of Scots and the Romanticisation of Golf History -- 7 King James VI, the Club-maker William Mayne and Golf in Scotland (1566–1603) -- 8 King James VI/I, Early Golf in England and the Blackheath Golf Myth -- 9 King Charles I, the Countess of Mar and Golf at Leith and Newcastle -- 10 King Charles II, a ‘Goffe-Club-maker’ and Golf in Restoration Britain -- 11 King James VII/II: the ‘First International Golf Match’ or an Enduring Myth? -- Part II. A Thematic History of Early Golf -- 12 Early Golf Balls and Golf-ball Myths -- 13 Early Clubs and Caddies -- 14 Early Golf Societies and Early Women’s Golf -- 15 Early Golf in Scotland and the Spread of Golf to Other Countries -- 16 The Origin of Golf -- Postscript: Enduring Myths and Popular Misconceptions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index