In fact, while the language of race in the Middle Ages may often seem primarily concerned with descent groups, a closer look shows that this genetic component was often overshadowed by considerations of a different order.
The Gaelic World and the Early Stewart Court
December 15, 2010 By
The Gaelic World and the Early Stewart Court Boardman, Stephen Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’? Lowland Perceptions of the Highlands, Medieval and Modern (2007) Abstract It has become something of a commonplace to assert that the mid- to late fourteenth century saw the ‘emergence of the Highlands’ in the sense […]
Attitudes of Gall to Gaedhel in Scotland before John of Fordun
December 14, 2010 By
Attitudes of Gall to Gaedhel in Scotland before John of Fordun Broun, Dauvit Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’? Lowland Perceptions of the Highlands, Medieval and Modern (2007) Abstract It is generally held that the idea of Scotland’s division between Gaelic ‘Highlands’ and Scots or English ‘Lowlands’ can be traced no […]
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