Johannis de Fordun Chronica gentis Scotorum
Author : John of Fordun
Publisher :
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 21,2 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Scotland
ISBN :
The Irish Identity of the Kingdom of the Scots in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
Author : Dauvit Broun
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 35,86 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780851153759
Book Description
An examination of the Scottish kingdom's historic links with Ireland, and the beginnings of a Scottish national identity from c. 1290. The close ties between Gaels of Ireland and Scotland are well known, but in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the elite in the core areas of the kingdom of the Scots apparently turned their backs on Gaelic culture. This book takes a new look at the issue, investigating the extent to which Scottish men of letters of the period identified the Scottish kingdom and its inhabitants with Ireland, and exploring the function of the kingdom's Irish identity. DrBroun argues that a perceived historical link with Ireland was a fundamental feature of the kingdom's identity throughout the period, and discusses the beginnings of a Scottish national identity in the 1290s and early 1300s. His evidence is based on a thorough examination of accounts of Scottish origins, the royal genealogy, and regnal lists, which articulated perceptions of the kingdom's identity; included are new editions of the origin-legend material inBook I of Fordun's Chronica Gentis Scottorum; hitherto unknown witnesses of Scottish king-lists; and texts of the royal genealogy. Dr DAUVIT BROUNis lecturer in Scottish history at the University of Glasgow.
The Charters of King David I
Author : David I (King of Scotland)
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780851157313
Book Description
Official documents issued under David I illustrate Scotland's transformation into a feudally-organised kingdom open to English and European influences. David I was one of the most renowned rulers of western Europe of his time; his reign saw the transformation of Scotland into a feudally-organised kingdom open to a large variety of influences from England and Europe. This edition, the first for over ninety years, brings together all the known surviving official documents (charters, letters, administrative commands and so on) issued in his own name, and those of his only son Henry, effectively joint ruler with his father from c.1135 to his death in 1152. They are edited from the best manuscript sources and are provided with summaries and editorial comment. A detailed introduction analyses the form and content of the material, and the volume is completed with substantial indexes of persons, places, subjects and technical terms. G.W.S BARROWis former Professor of Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh.
Kingship of the Scots, 842-1292
Author : A A M Duncan
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 21,29 MB
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1474415458
Book Description
First published in 2002, and here introduced by Dauvit Broun as a core text in Scottish medieval history, this classic work is considered one of the most invaluable critiques of kingship in Scotland during the nation's foundations. In the early years of the period a custom of succession within one royal lineage allowed the Gaelic kingdom to grow in authority and extent. The Norman Conquest of England altered the balance of power between the north and south, and the relationship between the two kingdoms, which had never been easy, became unstable. When Scotland became kingless in 1286, Edward I exploited the succession debate between Balliol and Bruce and set claim to overlordship of Scotland until Bruce's coronation fixed the right of succession by law for Scottish kingship. In a meticulous account of this period, Professor Duncan disentangles the power struggles during the 'Great Cause' between the Balliols and the Bruces, and of the actions, motives and decisive interventions of Edward I. The Kingship of the Scots is historical scholarship at its best - thoughtful, challenging, incisive and readable.
Scotland and Its Neighbours in the Middle Ages
Author : G. W. S. Barrow
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 30,95 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781852850524
Book Description
A detailed study of Scottish diplomacy and foreign affairs during the turbulent medieval centuries.
Saints' Cults in the Celtic World
Author : Stephen I. Boardman
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,19 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1843838451
Book Description
Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.
The Balliol Dynasty
Author : Amanda Beam
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 20,98 MB
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1788854020
Book Description
This study examines the political ambitions and influences of the Balliol dynasty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Scotland, England and France. The generally accepted opinion in previous historiography was that John (II), king of Scots from 1292 to 1296, and Edward Balliol (d. 1364) were politically weak men and unsuccessful kings. In a reassessment of the patriarch of the family, John (I) (d.1268), the Balliols are revealed as committed English lords and loyal servants of the kings of England, underlining how the family has been unfairly judged for centuries by both chroniclers and historians, who have assessed them as Scottish kings rather than as English lords. Despite the forfeiture of the Balliol estates in England and Scotland in 1926, John (II) and Edward retained close relationships with the successive English kings and used these connections to fuel their political ambitions. Their kingships illustrate their desires to recover some influence in English politics which the family had enjoyed in the mid-thirteenth century. This re-evaluation of the Balliols highlights their relationship with the English crown.
The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain, 4 Volume Set
Author : Sian Echard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 2102 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2017-08-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118396987
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain vereint erstmals wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse zu Multilingualität und Interkulturalität im mittelalterlichen Britannien und bietet mehr als 600 fundierte Einträge zu Schlüsselpersonen, Zusammenhängen und Einflüssen in der Literatur vom fünften bis sechzehnten Jahrhundert. - Einzigartiger multilingualer, interkultureller Ansatz und die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse. Das gesamte Mittelalter und die Bandbreite literarischer Sprachen werden abgedeckt. - Über 600 fundierte, verständliche Einträge zu Schlüsselpersonen, Texten, kritischen Debatten, Methoden, kulturellen Zusammenhängen sowie verwandte Terminologie. - Repräsentiert die gesamte Literatur der Britischen Inseln, einschließlich Alt- und Mittelenglisch, das frühe Schottland, die Anglonormannen, Nordisch, Latein und Französisch in Britannien, die keltische Literatur in Wales, Irland, Schottland und Cornwall. - Beeindruckende chronologische Darstellung, von der Invasion der Sachsen bis zum 5. Jahrhundert und weiter bis zum Übergang zur frühen Moderne im 16. Jahrhundert. - Beleuchtet die Überbleibsel mittelalterlicher britischer Literatur, darunter auch Manuskripte und frühe Drucke, literarische Stätten und Zusammenhänge in puncto Herstellung, Leistung und Rezeption sowie erzählerische Transformation und intertextuelle Verbindungen in dieser Zeit.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H. M. Signet in Scotland
Author : Signet Library (Great Britain)
Publisher :
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Law
ISBN :
Book Description
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Society of Writers to H. M. Signet in Scotland
Author : Thomas-Graves Law
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 20,16 MB
Release : 1882
Category :
ISBN :
