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This thesis is a study of George Gordon, sixth earl of Huntly, from July 1581 to March 1595, analysing the role he played in the confessional politics of the period (both national and internation) and how a strong Catholic magnate affected the balance of power and wider policy decisions in Scotland. The thesis is a narrative, with comentary on the political events of the reign of James VI, including the relationship Huntly had with James VI and the wider repercussions thereof. Huntly returned to Scotland from France in July 1581, becoming a courtier and an adherent of Esme Stewart, duke of Lennox. He served a political apprenticeship to Lennox and was exposed to covert Catholic politicking, as well as to the nascent Jesuit mission in Scotland. After James was captured by the Ruthven Raiders in August 1582, Huntly entered politics in his own right, becoming influential in the opposition to the rithven regime. Huntly assisted in enforcing the regime change when James escaped from the Ruthven lords in June 1583, his loyalty to the king winning James's trust and close friendship - the dividends of which he reaped throughout his life. Huntly initially supported the new administration under James Stewart, earl of Arran and assiduously attended to his duties in both the locality and the central government. Following Arran's fall in November 1585, Huntly deliberately distanced himself from the Court and the new Anglophile government. He opposed the anglo-Scottish treaty which was concluded in July 1586 and worked hard to counter the rise of John Maitland of Thirlestane. For the first time, Huntly made contact with the European counter-Reformation in Apriland May 1586. The period June 1587 to April 1589 was marked by faction fighting between Huntly and Maitland, who were both instrumental in James' pursuit of diametrically opposed policies. The discovery of Huntly's covert correspondece with Spain in February 1589 made his Catholic politicking public, subsequently colouring the conflict vetween Maitland and Huntly with confessional politics. Events excalated until Huntly mustered troops on the field of Brig o' Dee near Aberdeen, Although Huntly refused to meet the king on the field, Maitland's vitory was only parial. Brig o' Dee was not the manifestation of the politics of the Counter-Reformation in Scotland, but the productof years of faction fighting between Maitland and Huntly. The period of January 1590 to March 1595 was characterised by Hunrly's continuing influence at Court with marked favour from James and his bloodfeud with James Stewart, second earl of Moray. Huntly used his twin centres of influnce, the Court and power in the region, to fight a vivious and protacted bloodfeud with Moray and his faction. The interception of the Spanish Blanks at the end of 1592 brought confessional politics to bear on a purely secular bloodfeud. Political agitation from the Kirk and Stewarts caused James to commission an army under Archibald Campbell, seventh earl of Argyll to pursue Huntly in October 1594. The result was the battle of Glenlivet between Huntly and Argyll which came to represent the fight against Catholicism, although its root cause was Huntly's bloodfeud with Moray and the Stewarts. When James later raised his own army and marched north against Huntly, the early refused to face James on the field and in March 1595 he voluntarily went into exile abroad. This ended the most active phase of huntly's participation in national and international politics; after his political rehabilitation in 1597, he no longer played an influential role in the king's domestic or foreign policies. Overall, the thesis agues that Huntly needs to be understood as a political faction leader, whose Catholicism was a tool he eomplyed to widen his political influence but not the determinant of all his actions.

This thesis has examined the military career of a nineteenth century English peer, the seventh Earl of Cardigan, from his early years as a cavalry officer, moments of personal and national controversy surrounding his methods of command, and his military activities during the Crimean War of 1854-1856. A detailed study has been made of Lord Cardigan’s military service as a cavalry commander and the controversy concerning his command, especially in regard to the Crimean War, his leadership as commander of the Light Brigade, and the events that took place during the Battle of Balaclava October 25, 1854.

The Judge Earl Stone House, built in 1849, is one of the oldest existing structures in Noblesville, Indiana, the county seat of Hamilton County, which is located immediately north of Indianapolis and Marion County. Originally built as a residence, it has been used for commercial purposes since the middle of the twentieth century. Last occupied in 1998 when it was used as a gift store, it has remained vacant, causing its condition to deteriorate.This creative project documents the current condition of the building, offers recommendations for the preservation of the exterior and foundation of the structure, provides a maintenance schedule to prevent further deterioration, and recommends two adaptive reuses. / Department of Architecture

The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate and chronicle the career of conservative Republican Senator, Homer E. Capehart who served Indiana during the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy.While the dissertation examined the long political career of the Indiana Senator, special emphasis was placed upon Capehart's contribution as a "cold warrior" to the formation of American foreign policy from World War II to 1962.Most of the information collected on the Senate career of Capehart came from the following sources: (1) Interviews conducted with the former Senator and numerous individuals, both friend and foe, who were personally involved in Capehart's turbulent political career; (2) Correspondence conducted with several individuals who had direct knowledge of Capehart's career; (3) Many newspaper and magazine articles reporting the Senator's statements, senatorial and public performance during his three terms; (4) Books concerning political topics in which Capehart had a direct involvement; (5) The Congressional Record and the Congressional Quarterly Almanac,, recording the Senator's public statements and voting records; (6) The extensive collection of private documents and letters of the "Capehart Collection" located in the Indiana State Historical Library; and (7) Valuable information gathered from other Indiana public university libraries, especially Indiana University.The dissertation investigates Senator Capehart's contributions against the background of the Cold War. The paper is organized chronologically. Each chapter deals with a specific interval in Homer Capehart's career. The first chapter details Capehart's early life and subsequent business career. The second chapter investigates Capehart's rise to political power. The third chapter examines the early days of Capehart's Senate tenure under the Truman administration. The fourth chapter chronicles Capehart's political career during the Eisenhower years. The final chapter looks at Capehart's career during the Kennedy administration with special attention directed toward Capehart's involvement in the Cuban missile crisis and his last political campaign.Capehart, the politician businessman, was the personification of the Horatio Alger saga. The former Senator, who was born into a poor Southern Indiana rural environment, had amassed a personal fortune in the jukebox business by his 40th birthday. Politically, life began at 40 for Capehart who then directed his talents and tremendous energy toward establishing a powerful political base from which he eventually secured a seat in the United States Senate.Capehart went to Franklin Roosevelt's Washington as a businessman, and as a vociferous supporter of free enterprise during the final days of World War II. He gained his senatorial reputation as a loyal protege of Senator Robert A. Taft who led the fight against President Truman to deregulate the domestic economy and to prevent the internationalization of the nation's foreign policies. Capehart became a respected member of the conservative Republican Foreign Relations Committee and a powerful member of the Senate Banking Committee during the Eisenhower years. During the Kennedy era, he became a vocal opponent of Democratic "fiscal irresponsibility" and an acknowledged expert on Latin American affairs. Capehart was one of the chief critics of the Kennedy administration's handling of the Cuban missile crisis, a position which not only gave him his greatest national publicity but which, ironically, also contributed mightily to his final political defeat.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2007. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 181-186). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Paul Ruscher, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Meteorology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan 18, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1976. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 816-826).

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