William Robertson (historian)

William Robertson (1721 - 1793) was a Scottish historian. Born at Borthwick, Midlothian and educated in Dalkeith and at the University of Edinburgh, where he studied divinity. He became minister at Gladsmuir (East Lothian) in 1743 and later at Lady Yester's Kirk and Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. He volunteered to defend the city against the Jacobites led by Prince Charles Edward Stuart in 1745.

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1721 - 1793 - Scottish - Historian - Midlothian - Dalkeith - University of Edinburgh - East Lothian - 1743 - Greyfriars Kirk - Edinburgh - Jacobites - Charles Edward Stuart - 1745

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He became Royal Chaplain to George III (1761), Principal of the University of Edinburgh (1762), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1763, and Royal Historiographer in 1764. Member of the Poker Club.http://www.fzc.dk/Boswell/Misc/The_Poker_Club.php His most notable work was perhaps his History of Scotland 1542 - 1603 which dates from 1759.

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George III - 1761 - University of Edinburgh - 1762 - Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - Royal Historiographer - 1764 - 1759

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