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SCOTTISH KINGSHIP, 1306-1488
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| By: |
Michael Brown (Editor), Roland Tanner (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£30.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1904607829 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781904607823 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN DONALD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
21 November, 2008 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Kingship was the defining feature of medieval Scotland. The monarchy provided the Scots with a focus for national identity and gave Scotland a recognised status in Europe. This book contains essays that focus on individual reigns. It gives fresh insights into the exercise of kingship in a late medieval realm. |
| Synopsis: |
Kingship was the defining feature of medieval Scotland. The monarchy provided the Scots with a focus for national identity and gave Scotland a recognised status in Europe. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries formed a unique era for Scottish kingship, in which kings achieved new status and power, while facing fresh challenges to their authority and legitimacy. The essays in this volume focus on individual reigns and particular themes as a means to create a synthesis of research from the last quarter century, and give fresh insights into the exercise of kingship in a late medieval realm. In doing so, the book pays tribute to Norman Macdougall, formerly of the Department of Scottish History at the University of St Andrews. Macdougall's two landmark books, "James III" (1982) and "James IV" (1989, 2nd edn 1997), revolutionised the understanding of late medieval Scottish monarchy, and demonstrated how the detailed study of the crown throws light on all aspects of the history of medieval realms. This collection, written by the leading historians of medieval Scotland, including many of Macdougall's students, brings kingship and the exercise of power to the fore again. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Donald Short Run Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |