Alexander III, 1249-1286

Released on by Norman H. Reid
preview-18

  • Alexander III, 1249-1286 Book Detail

  • Author : Norman H. Reid
  • Release Date : 2019-05-23
  • Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 392
  • ISBN 13 : 1788850955
  • File Size : 74,74 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Alexander III, 1249-1286 by Norman H. Reid PDF Summary

Book Description: Winner of the Saltire Society Scottish History Book of the Year 2019 Presiding over an age of relative peace and prosperity, Alexander III represented the zenith of Scottish medieval kingship. The events which followed his early and unexpected death plunged Scotland into turmoil, and into a period of warfare and internal decline which almost brought about the demise of the Scottish state. This study fills a serious gap in the historiography of medieval Scotland. For many decades, even centuries, Scotland's medieval kingship has been regarded as a close likeness of the English monarchy, having been 'modernised' in that image by the twelfth- and thirteenth-century kings, who had close relationships with their southern counterparts. Recent research has cast doubt on that view, and this examination of Alexander III's reign is based on a view of Scottish kingship which depends on much firmer continuity with its earlier, celtic past. It challenges accepted truth, revealing that the nature of state and government, and the relationships between ruler and subject, were quite different from the previous 'received view'. On the cusp of a dynastic catastrophe which led to economic and political disaster, Alexander III's reign captures a snapshot of Scotland at the end of a period of sustained peace and development: a view of the medieval state as it really was.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Alexander III, 1249-1286 books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.