Patrick Fraser Tytler

For other uses, see Tytler.

Patrick Fraser Tytler, by Margaret Sarah Carpenter, exhibited 1845

Patrick Fraser Tytler (30 August 1791 – 14 December 1849) was a Scottish historian.

Life

The son of Lord Woodhouselee, he was born in Edinburgh, where he attended the Royal High School. He was called to the bar in 1813; in 1816 he became King's counsel in the Exchequer, and practised as an advocate until 1832. He moved to London, and it was largely owing to his efforts that a scheme for publishing state papers was carried out. Tytler was one of the founders of the Bannatyne Club and of the English Historical Society. He died at Great Malvern on 14 December 1849. His biography (1859) was written by his friend John William Burgon.

Tytler married Anastasia Jessey, daughter of Thomson Bonar, Esq., (1780–1828) of Campden, Kent, by his spouse Anastasia Jessey, daughter of Matthew Guthrie of Halkerton, M.D.

Works

Tytler is most noted for his literary output. He contributed to Allison's Travels in France (1815); his first independent essays were papers in Blackwood's Magazine. His great work, the History of Scotland (1828–1843) covered the period between 1249 and 1603.

His other works include:

• contributions to Thomson's Select Melodies of Scotland (1824)
• Life of James Crichton of Cluny, commonly called the Admirable Crichton (1819; 2nd ed., 1823)
• a Memoir of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton (1823)
• an Essay on the Revival of Greek Literature in Italy, and a Life of John Wickliff, published anonymously (1826)
• Lives of Scottish Worthies, for Murray's Family Library (1831–1833)
• Historical View of the Progress of Discovery in America (1832)
• Life of Sir Walter Raleigh (1833)
• Life of Henry VIII. (1837)
• England under the Reigns of Edward VI. and Mary, from original letters (1839)
• Notes on the Darnley Jewel (1843)
• Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots (1845).

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

• The Royal Families of England, Scotland, and Wales, with their Descendants, etc., by Messrs, John and John Bernard Burke, London, volume 1 (1848) pedigree CLXXIX.

External links

• Works by Patrick Fraser Tytler at Project Gutenberg

History of Scotland, his major work

• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1840), "An Historical Inquiry into the Ancient State of Scotland", The History of Scotland (1346–1407), II (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1845), pp. 107–320, http://books.google.com/books?id=RtJJAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA107, retrieved 17 August 2008 

• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1828), The History of Scotland (1249–1346), I (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1840), http://books.google.com/?id=1dFJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1829), The History of Scotland (1346–1424), II (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1845), http://books.google.com/?id=RtJJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1831), The History of Scotland (1407–1497), III (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1840), http://books.google.com/?id=udJJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1833), The History of Scotland (1497–1546), IV (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1845), http://books.google.com/?id=LtNJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1835), The History of Scotland (1546–1567), V (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1837), The History of Scotland (1567–1586), VI (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1845), http://books.google.com/?id=hOFJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1843), The History of Scotland (1586–1606), VII (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1845), http://books.google.com/?id=oeBJAAAAMAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1845), The History of Scotland (Index to the 3rd Edition) (3rd ed.), Edinburgh: William Tait (published 1850), http://books.google.com/?id=IAQHAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 

The contents of the missing Volume V above, from the 3rd Edition, are contained in a later edition, immediately following (which itself is from an incomplete edition of Tytler's History).

• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1843), The History of Scotland (1542–1573), III, Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo (published 1864), http://books.google.com/?id=ET8IAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 

• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1845), Taylor, James; Reid, Alexander, eds., The History of Scotland: From the Contribution of Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq. to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, http://books.google.com/?id=Zj4IAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 

Several of his other works

• Alison, Archibald; Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1815), Travels in France, During the Years 1814 – 1815, I, Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly, and Muckersey, http://books.google.com/?id=mgEIAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Alison, Archibald; Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1815), Travels in France, During the Years 1814 – 1815, II, Edinburgh: Macredie, Skelly, and Muckersey, http://books.google.com/?id=qAEIAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1819), Life of James Crichton of Cluny, Commonly Called the Admirable Crichton, Edinburgh: William and Charles Tait, http://books.google.com/?id=3fMIAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1823), An Account of the Life and Writings of Sir Thomas Craig of Riccarton, Edinburgh: W. & C. Tait, http://books.google.com/?id=OIkDAAAAYAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1826), The Life of John Wickliff, Edinburgh: William Whyte and Co, and Maclachlan and Stewart (published 1842), http://books.google.com/?id=MUoBAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1832), Lives of Scottish Worthies, I, London: John Murray, http://books.google.com/?id=hDgLAAAAYAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1832), Lives of Scottish Worthies, II, London: John Murray, http://books.google.com/?id=wtg1WJrS_JAC, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1832), Lives of Scottish Worthies, III, London: John Murray (published 1833), http://www.archive.org/details/livesofscottishw03tytluoft, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Mackay, Hugh (1692), Hog, James M.; Tytler, Patrick Fraser; Urquhart, Adam, eds., Memoirs of the War Carried on in Scotland and Ireland 1689 – 1691, Edinburgh: The Bannatyne Club, 1833, http://books.google.com/?id=s1cJAAAAIAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1833), Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America, New York: Harper & Brothers (published 1842), http://books.google.com/?id=GNYRAAAAYAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1836), Life of King Henry the Eighth, Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd (published 1837), http://books.google.com/?id=lWUDAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1839), England Under the Reigns of Edward VI and Mary, I, London: Richard Bentley, http://books.google.com/?id=414JAAAAIAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1839), England Under the Reigns of Edward VI and Mary, II, London: Richard Bentley, http://books.google.com/?id=tl4JAAAAIAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (1848), Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, Founded on Authentic and Original Documents, London: T. Nelson and Sons (published 1853), http://books.google.com/?id=o8QEAAAAYAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Tytler, Patrick Fraser (18??), Memorable Wars of Scotland, Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo (published 1896), http://books.google.com/?id=jy4YAAAAYAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 

Works about him and his publications

• Burgon, John W. (1859), The Portrait of a Christian Gentleman. A Memoir of Patrick Fraser Tytler (2nd ed.), London: John Murray, http://books.google.com/?id=YDgBAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Cecil, Richard (18??), "Patrick Fraser Tytler", Favourite Passages in Modern Christian Biography, London: James Hogg & Sons, pp. 260–280, http://www.archive.org/details/favouritepassage00ceci, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Patrick Fraser Tytler", The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Tonalite to Vesuvius, XXVII (11th ed.), New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, p. 552, http://books.google.com/books?id=WtpemLheAjQC&pg=PA552, retrieved 17 August 2008 
• Fraser, Patrick (1845), Tytler's History of Scotland Examined: A Review, Edinburgh: W. P. Kennedy (published 1858), http://books.google.com/?id=IEIEAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008  – a review taking Tytler to task on a number of points; first printed in the North British Review (May – August 1845).
•  "Tytler, Patrick Fraser". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
• Small, John (1844), Biographical Sketch of Patrick Fraser Tytler, Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, http://books.google.com/?id=7gMPAAAAQAAJ, retrieved 17 August 2008