Alba
Celtic Scotland in the Medieval Era
Published on 2. April 2012
502 pages
978-1-78885-401-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the first volume to scrutinise in detail the history of the Highlands and Islands incorporating the most up-to-date research. It examines the evolution of the idea of 'Celtic Scotland', tracing the historiography of the Gaidhealtachd through the Caledonians, the Picts and the first medieval writings in the area.
It investigates such areas as Galloway as well as surveying politics, culture and the church in the context of the great medieval lordships such as those of the Isles, Argyll, Moray and Ross and demonstrates how the histories of such provinces were integrated into that of Scotland at large.
It investigates such areas as Galloway as well as surveying politics, culture and the church in the context of the great medieval lordships such as those of the Isles, Argyll, Moray and Ross and demonstrates how the histories of such provinces were integrated into that of Scotland at large.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Maps; Tables, black and white
File size
2,79 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78885-401-6 (9781788854016)
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04/2000
Tuckwell Press Ltd
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Persons
Edward Cowan is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies in Dumfries. Until 2009 he was Professor of Scottish History and Director of the Crichton Campus.He has written widely on the history of Viking Scotland, early modern Scottish political thought, Scottish popular culture and Scottish emigration history. He lives in Glasgow.
R. Andrew McDonald is Professor of History at Brock University, Canada, where he was the founding director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of many books, book chapters and articles on medieval Scottish, Hebridean and Manx history, including The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard, c.1100-c.1336, and is co-editor of The Viking Age: A Reader and Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages.
R. Andrew McDonald is Professor of History at Brock University, Canada, where he was the founding director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. He is the author of many books, book chapters and articles on medieval Scottish, Hebridean and Manx history, including The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard, c.1100-c.1336, and is co-editor of The Viking Age: A Reader and Alba: Celtic Scotland in the Middle Ages.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Maps, Tables and Illustration
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 The Invention of Celtic Scotland
- 2 The Seven Kingdoms in De situ Albanie: A Record of Pictish political Geography or imaginary Map of ancient Alba?
- 3 What happened to the Caledonians?
- 4 The Battle of Dunnichen and the Aberlemno Battle-Scene
- 5 The Province of Ross and the Kingdom of Alba
- 6 Reform Monasticism and Celtic Scotland: Galloway, c.1140-c.1240
- 7 Rebels without a Cause? The Relations of Fergus of Galloway and Somerled of Argyll with the Scottish Kings, 1153-1164
- 8 Hebridean Sea Kings: The Successors of Somerled, 1164-1316
- 9 The Tale of Leper John and the Campbell Acquisition of Lorn
- 10 Achilles' Heel? The Earldom of Ross, the Lordship of the Isles, and the Stewart Kings, 1449-1507
- Index
