The First Stewart Dynasty: Scotland, 1371-1488 - Couverture souple

Boardman, Prof Steve

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 074861236X ISBN 13 : 9780748612369

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2026

Synopsis

A vivid account of the changing religious, economic, social and cultural life of the fifteenth century kingdom

• Revisionary history on the notions of medieval kingship
• Appraises the legacy of the Stewart dynasty
• Key student text for Scottish History courses

The volume begins with the shaky foundation of the Stewart dynasty during the reign of Robert II (1371-1390) and traces its development to the demise at the Battle of Sauchieburn of James III (1460-1488) together with his exalted vision of Stewart kingship. The author shows how and why the period is dominated by the growth of royal power and the concomitant eclipse of the regional aristocratic supremacies that had dominated fourteenth-century Scotland. His vivid accounts of the changing religious, economic, social and cultural life of the fifteenth century kingdom are woven into and around the central political narrative.

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À propos de l'auteur

Steve Boardman is Professor in Medieval Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 074861236X
• ISBN 13: 9780748612369
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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