Early Golf : : Royal Myths and Ancient Histories /

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

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 golfFeature...

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Millar, Neil S. ,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 11 B/W illustrations 78 colour illustrations 78 colour and 11 black and white illustrations
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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

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