Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales

Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
Author: Linda E. Mitchell
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2016-09-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 161069788X

This volume provides a selection of primary documents from medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, thereby enabling readers to directly access information about life long ago in the region. Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life provides a broad selection of primary documents that are appropriate in level and content for a variety of readers. It includes dozens of primary document excerpts that illustrate important elements of daily life during the medieval period. Each document is accompanied by an introduction that supplies relevant historical background, context points to help readers evaluate the document, a description of the results and consequences of the document, and a "Further Information" section listing important print and electronic resources as well as any relevant films or television programs. Covering an important curricular topic, this book provides extensive contextual material along with guidance to help students read documents. Additionally, it serves to support Common Core State Standards by helping students develop critical thinking skills through document analysis.

The Statesman's Year-Book

The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1088
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230253199

The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Scots and the Union

Scots and the Union
Author: Christopher A Whatley
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2014-04-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0748680292

This book traces the background to the Treaty of Union of 1707, explains why it happened and assesses its impact on Scottish society, including the bitter struggle with the Jacobites for acceptance of the union in the two decades that followed its inaugur