Kingship and Unity
Scotland 1000-1306
2nd Edition
Published on 2. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7486-1721-0 (ISBN)
Description
A history of the forging of the Scottish kingdom. In AD 1000 the Scottish kings embarked on a dramatic expansion of their territories. Geoffrey Barrow describes the evolution of Scottish kingship and government during the period. He examines the character of Scottish feudalism, considers how Scotland's landscape influenced its society and outlook on the world, and traces the growth of a sense of national identity up to 1306 and the coronation of Robert the Bruce as Robert I. Updated throughout, the new edition includes a new chapter on education and learning.Includes 2 maps, chronology, further reading, glossary, genealogy.
Reviews / Votes
The sense of place and the sense of lineage pervade this book, combining with the author's wide-ranging command of the period in its broader dimensions to give the reader a picture of medieval Scotland which surely surpasses anything hitherto available both in the clarity of its outline and the sharpness of the illustrative detail... a combination of the general with the particular which is the lifeblood of historical writing. * History * A masterly work and essential reading for students of Scottish history. * Scottish Archive * Brilliant... a summation of three decades of scholarly thought and endeavour... This book is the work of a superbly accomplished historian, and it distils for us in masterly fashion the essence of early medieval Scotland. * Scottish Historical Review *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
359 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-1721-0 (9780748617210)
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Person
G. W. S. Barrow was Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography, University of Edinburgh, 1979-92. His books include FeudalBritain (London, 1956); Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland (4th edition, Edinburgh, 2005); The Anglo-Norman Era in ScottishHistory (Oxford, 1980 - his Ford lectures); Scotland and its Neighbours in the Middle Ages (London, 1992); and The Kingdom of the Scots (2nd edition,Edinburgh, 2003).