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New Perspectives on Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286
Contributor(s): Hammond, Matthew H. (Editor), Taylor, Alice (Contribution by), Cynthia J. Neville, Cynthia J. (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1843838532     ISBN-13: 9781843838531
Publisher: Boydell Press
OUR PRICE:   $109.25  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Medieval
Dewey: 941.102
LCCN: 2013443012
Series: Studies in Celtic History
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.5" (1.32 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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The years between the deaths of King Mael Coluim and Queen Margaret in 1093 and King Alexander III in 1286 witnessed the formation of a kingdom resembling the Scotland we know today, which was a full member of the European club of monarchies; the period is also marked by an explosion in the production of documents.
This volume includes a range of new studies casting fresh light on the institutions and people of the Scottish kingdom, especially in the thirteenth century. New perspectives are offered on topics as diverse as the limited reach of Scottish royal administration and justice, the ties that bound the unfree to their lords, the extent of a political community in the time of King Alexander II, a view of Europeanization from the spread of a common material culture, the role of a major Cistercian monastery in the kingdom and the broader world, and the idea of the neighbourhood in Scots law. There are also chapters on the corpus of charters and names and the innovative technology behind the People of Medieval Scotland prosopographical database, which made use of over 6000 individual documents from the period.

Matthew Hammond is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow.

Contributors: John Bradley, Stuart Campbell, David Carpenter, Matthew Hammond, Emilia Jamroziak, Cynthia Neville, Michele Pasin, Keith Stringer, Alice Taylor.