List of Tables, Figures and Maps; Acknowledgements; Chapter One The Sixth Scottish University; Chapter Two Development of the Colleges -- Networks and Political Involvement; The Need for Catholic Colleges; Scots Benedictines in Germany; The Execution of the Queen; Formation of the Colleges; Furthering Political Aims; A Scottish University; Distractions, Progress and Retrenchment; Toleration in Scotland; Chapter Three The Education Provided; European Movements in Education; College Buildings; Ratio Studiorum; Curricula; Daily Life of the Students; Teaching Staff
Espousal of Enlightenment ValuesScottish Enlightenment; The Penalties of a Catholic Education; Chapter Four The Students and their Backgrounds; The Students; Family Connections; Chapter Five Catholic Missions in Scotland; Changes over Time; The Mission in Scotland; Chapter Six Heritage; Appendix A List of Scottish Nobles Identified by their Disposition towards Mary Queen of Scots; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book deals with an area of Scotland's intellectual history which previously has been neglected. The alumni of the Scots Colleges abroad gave a distinctive Catholic voice to the Enlightenment with major achievements in Arts, Architecture and scientific experimentation