Author: Marjorie Ogilvie AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Scottish Chronicle Known as The Chronicle of Holyrood
Author: Marjorie Ogilvie AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Chronicle of John of Worcester: The annals from 1067 to 1140 with the Gloucester interpolations and the continuation to 1141
Author: John (of Worcester)Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198207023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
This is the third volume of a complete translation of The Chronicle of John of Worcester, an important source of early English history.
Henry II
Author: John D. HoslerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004157247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Intended as a military biography, this book studies the scope of Henry Plantagenet's warfare during his tenure as count of Anjou, duke of Normandy, and king of England. Relying heavily upon medieval documents, it analyzes his generalship and reexamines his place amongst the important military commanders in English history.
The Kingdom of the Isles
Author: R. Andrew McDonaldPublisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788854128
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland (the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle of Man) in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles (c. 1336). Drawing on a variety of sources, this very readable narrative deals with three major and closely interrelated themes: first, the existence of the Isles and coastal mainland as a kingdom from c.1100 to 1266; second, the rulers of the region, Somerled and his descendants, the MacDougalls, MacDonalds and MacRuaris; and third, the often complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway and England. A fully rounded history emerges, which transcends national viewpoints. While political history predominates, the changing nature of society in the isles is emphasised throughout, and separate chapters address the church and monasticism as well as the monuments – the castles, monasteries, churches and chapels that form an enduring legacy.
The Quest for the Celtic Key
Author: Karen Ralls-MacLeodPublisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1909912433
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
The Quest series from Luath Press continues with the quest for all things Celtic, an investigation into aspects of Celtic history that have previously been neglected or lost. The authors argue strongly that the evidence they have uncovered within folklore, legends, the guilds, and the oral traditions of secret societies in Scotland, link together with striking similarities. They further suggest that these links are not coincidence but the last visible threads of belief systems that have been at the center of the Scottish psyche for centuries. The Celtic Key makes sense of the underlying beliefs that have contributed to, motivated, and shaped a nation through the ages. REVIEWS A fascinating journey through the mystery and magic of Scotland's past...the authors describe the people, places and traditions -- Watkins Review, London, Winter 2002, Issue no. 4A refreshing look at Scotland's past...we are presented with such a wealth of information; well worth reading -- Dalriada, journal of Celtic heritage, Scotland, 2003A spellbinding step into the...world of ancient Caledonia and the people who laid the foundations of Scotland -- West Lothian Courier newspaper, 27 June 2002An enthralling and informative journey through time which deserves a place on every Scottish bookshelf...their sources are well documented -- Scots magazine, Vol 158 No.2, 2003Without resorting to colourful conjecture...it nevertheless adds its own voice to the enduring mysteries of Scotland's Celtic heritage -- Historic Scotland magazine, Winter 2002-3 issue
King Stephen
Author: Edmund KingPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300170106
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its "nineteen long winters" of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, Edmund King shows with rare clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Keeping Stephen at the forefront of his account, the author also chronicles the activities of key family members and associates whose loyal support sustained Stephen's kingship. In 1135 the popular Stephen was elected king against the claims of the empress Matilda and her sons. But by 1153, Stephen had lost control over Normandy and other important regions, England had lost prestige, and the weakened king was forced to cede his family's right to succession. A rich narrative covering the drama of a tumultuous reign, this book focuses well-deserved attention on a king who lost control of his destiny.
Acts of William I (1165-1214)
Author: Barrow G W S BarrowPublisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474464211
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The Acts of William I (1165-1214)
Restoration and Reform, 1153–1165
Author: Graeme J. WhitePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139425234
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
This book examines the processes by which effective royal government was restored in England following the civil war of Stephen's reign. It questions the traditional view that Stephen presided over 'anarchy', arguing instead that the king and his rivals sought to maintain the administrative traditions of Henry I, leaving foundations for a restoration of order once the war was over. The period from 1153 to 1162, spanning the last months of Stephen's reign and the early years of Henry II's, is seen as one primarily of 'restoration' when concerted efforts were made to recover royal lands, rights and revenues lost since 1135. Thereafter 'restoration' gave way to 'reform': although the administrative advances of 1166 have been seen as a watershed in Henry II's reign, the financial and judicial measures of 1163–65 were sufficiently important for this, also, to be regarded as a transitional phase in his government of England.
Annual Bibliograpphy of English Language and Literature
Author: The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290
Author: Alice TaylorPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198749201
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
The first full-length study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, detailing how, when, and where the kings of Scotland started ruling through their own officials, developing their own system of courts, and fundamentally extending their power over their own people.