Medieval Scotland (Cambridge Medieval Textbooks) - Softcover

Barrell, A. D. M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052158602X ISBN 13: 9780521586023

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2000

Synopsis

This is a one-volume history of medieval Scotland, concentrating on the period between the middle of the eleventh century and the Reformation and taking full account of recent scholarship. It is primarily a political and ecclesiastical study, analysing the development of the institutions of the Scottish state, conflict and co-operation between the crown and the nobility, relations with external powers, the history of the church in Scotland, and the formation of a distinctive Scottish identity. The Wars of Independence are examined in their historical context, and elements of identity and change are identified across the whole period. Particular emphasis is placed upon relations between core and periphery in medieval Scotland and on the difficulties experienced by the crown in imposing royal authority in the north and west.

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Book Description:

This is a one-volume political and ecclesiastical history of medieval Scotland. It analyses the development of the institutions of the Scottish state, conflict and co-operation between the crown and the nobility, relations with external powers, the history of the Scottish church, and the formation of a distinctive Scottish identity.

Review:

"it would be difficult to find fault with the content of this textbook as a whole; Barrell has included the essentials, given the time and space limitations he was working with." Albion

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 052158602X
• ISBN 13: 9780521586023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 316