William Robertson (historian)
William Robertson FRSE FSA Scot was a Scottish historian, minister in the Church of Scotland, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh. "The thirty years during which [he] presided over the University perhaps represent the highest point in its history." He made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America. For his history of Spain, he was elected to Spain's Royal Academy of History.
Portrait painting of William Robertson, by Joshua Reynolds
The mausoleum of William Robertson, Greyfriars Kirkyard
A bust of William Robertson, which sits in the 17th-century King James Library at the University of St Andrews
Cameo of Rev. William Robertson (1721–93), 1791, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Greyfriars Kirk is a parish church of the Church of Scotland, located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is surrounded by Greyfriars Kirkyard.
East end of Greyfriars Kirk
The signing of the National Covenant at Greyfriars in 1638
The exterior of Greyfriars as restored by David Cousin after the fire of 1845. Note the contrast in the shape of the roof between Old Greyfriars (right) and New Greyfriars (left).
The east gable
