Title |
The execution of James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. |
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Author |
William McGonagall |
Imprint | Edinburgh : [W. McGonagall] |
Language | English |
Date of publication |
[1894-1902] |
Notes |
A rare, unrecorded broadside poem printed for the 'world's worst poet', William McGonagall (1825-1902), who spent the last 25 years of his life churning out bad poetry at a prolific rate. The subject of this poem was the 17th-century Scottish nobleman, the Marquess of Montrose, who signed the National Covenant but later became a staunch supporter of the Royalist cause during the Civil War. Montrose was hanged in Edinburgh in 1650, his head being cut off and displayed on a spike on the Old Tolbooth, outside St. Giles' Cathedral, until 1661. |
Shelfmark | AP.4.217.04 |
Reference sources | |
Acquisition date | 18 August 2017 |