Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox,C.1140 - 1365 - Hardcover

Neville, Cynthia J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851828907 ISBN 13: 9781851828906

Publisher: Four Courts Press Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

In the century or so after 1125 significant numbers of Anglo-Norman and European noblemen settled in Scotland at the invitation of the crown, chiefly in the lowlands. North of the Forth, however, lay large provincial lordships ruled on behalf of the king by hereditary lords known as 'mormaers'. Even after the arrival of the newcomers, the native rulers of this area, Gaelic speakers for the most part, remained a small, powerful, and largely independent group. During a period of profound change for Scottish royal givernment, it saw Robert I seize power in 1306. Using the lordships of Strathearn and Lennox as focal points, this book explores the complex nature of the encounter between the cultures of the Gaels and the Europeans, and shows how important were native customs and practices in the making of the later medieval kingdom.

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Synopsis:

Using the lordships of Strathearn and Lennox as focal points, Neville (history, Dalhousie U. Halifax) explores the complex nature of the cultural encounter between the Gaels and the Europeans. Her study is based on an examination of almost 300 charters relating to the earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox from the 12th to the 15th century. Neville find

About the Author:

Cynthia J. Neville is a professor of history at Dalhousie U, Halifax, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Four Courts Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1851828907
• ISBN 13: 9781851828906
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288