Acts of Malcolm IV (1153-1165)

Acts of Malcolm IV (1153-1165)
Author: Barrow G W S Barrow
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2019-06-01
Genre: Constitutional history
ISBN: 1474464203

The Acts of Malcolm IV (1153-1165)

Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain

Scottish Independence and the Idea of Britain
Author: Dauvit Broun
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2013-08-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0748685200

This book offers a fresh perspective on the question of Scotland's relationship with Britain. It challenges the standard concept of the Scots as an ancient nation whose British identity only emerged in the early modern era.

Saint Margaret, Queen of the Scots

Saint Margaret, Queen of the Scots
Author: C. Keene
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 621
Release: 2013-11-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137035641

Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene's analysis of sources in terms of both time and place – including her Life of Saint Margaret , translated for the first time – allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman.

New Perspectives on Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286

New Perspectives on Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286
Author: Matthew Hammond
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843838532

The essays collected here consider the changes and development of Scotland at a time of considerable flux in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Royal Childhood and Child Kingship

Royal Childhood and Child Kingship
Author: Emily Joan Ward
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2022-08-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108838375

The first comparative study of royal childhood and child kingship, revealing the fundamental role they played in medieval rulership.

Saints' Cults in the Celtic World

Saints' Cults in the Celtic World
Author: Stephen I. Boardman
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 1843838451

Saints' cults flourished in the medieval world, and the phenomenon is examined here in a series of studies.

Journal of Medieval Military History: Volume XXII

Journal of Medieval Military History: Volume XXII
Author: Kelly Devries
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 1837650705

"The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare The articles in volume 22 of the Journal of Medieval Military History range widely, not only in chronology but also in geography and approach. Sven Ekdahl looks at the big picture of the role of Swedish castles in the north; L. J. Andrew Villalon focuses on the very particular and culturally significant rewards given by the Catholic Kings to two noble families to celebrate minor victories on the borders of Granada in the far south. Subjects include fighting at the tactical level (the unexpectedly substantial tradition of mounted archery in England, the Low Countries and France, revealed by Sanders Goevarts), the operational level (Emperor Louis II's logistics in Italy, treated by Elijah T. Wallace), and the strategic level (King John's employment of naval power, analyzed by Adam M. McNeil). Vladimir Aleksic and Damnjan Prlinčevic consider military, political, geographical, demographic, and economic factors to contextualize the military history of the rich mining town of Novo Brdo in Serbia as it faced the rising tide of Ottoman conquest in the last century of the Middle Ages. Three contributions draw on the rich resources of the English royal archives to illuminate the material and technological tools of medieval warfare: individual weapons (most significantly both longbows and short bows) described with exceptional detail in a murder case of 1315 (Clifford J. Rogers); the horses of Henry V in the Agincourt campaign of 1415 (Gary P. Baker); and the military equipment stored at Dover Castle as described in inventories dating from 1320 to 1437 (Dan Spencer).

Aelred the Peacemaker

Aelred the Peacemaker
Author: Jean Truax
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0879070536

In addition to being a prolific spiritual writer and the abbot of the premier Cistercian monastery in northern England, Aelred of Rievaulx somehow found the time and the stamina to travel extensively throughout the Anglo-Norman realm, acting as a mediator, a problem solver, and an adviser to kings. His career spanned the troubled years of the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda and reached its zenith during the early years of the reign of Henry II. In this work, Jean Truax focuses on the public career of Aelred of Rievaulx, placing him in his historical context, deepening the reader’s understanding of his work, and casting additional light on his underappreciated role as politician, mediator, and negotiator outside his abbey’s walls.