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Sir Iain Moncreiffe

Sir Iain Moncreiffe

Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk studied French and history at the University of Oxford (from 1938) and Scots law at Edinburgh University (LLB 1950, PhD 1958). During the Second World War he served in the Scots Guards. He joined the court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms in 1952 and became Albany Herald of Arms from 1961. Regarded as an expert in the peerage, heraldry and related matters, he is perhaps best known for publishing Simple Heraldry (1953), Simple Custom (1954), Blood Royal (1956) and The Highland Clans (1967). He died in 1985.

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Law of Succession

Law of Succession


ISBN: 9781904607861
Category: History, Genealogy
Author: Sir Iain Moncreiffe
Publication Date: September 2010
Format: Hardback
Price: £70.00
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Synopsis:

'It is impossible in a short review to convey adequately the riches contained in this book of exuberant learning,' - Edinburgh Law Review

A masterful study that traces the Scots law of succession from the earliest period of recorded Scottish history to the twentieth century.


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