Beyond ‘Braveheart’? Recent work on the Scottish Wars of Independence
A survey of articles, monographs and primary sources relevant to the study of the Scottish Wars of Independence, c.1286-c.1357, published 2003-2010
Royal and Lordly Residence in Scotland c 1050 to c 1250: an Historiographical Review and Critical Revision
Scottish castle-studies of the pre-1250 era continue to be framed by a ‘military architecture’ historiographical tradition and a view of the castle as an alien artefact imposed on the land by foreign adventurers and a ‘modernising’ monarchy and native Gaelic nobility.
Recent archaeological finds include medieval chapel, prison underneath castle
Several archaeological finds were announced in the last week, including the discovery of a chapel belonging to the medieval bishops of Aberdeen, a…
Edinburgh surgery and the history of golf
Edinburgh surgery and the history of golf By IMC Macintyre Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Vol.37 (2007) Abstract: Individuals…
Taking the war to Scotland and France: The supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60
The study will analyse the involvement of the English merchant marine in the wars of Edward II and Edward III.
Ceramic and cultural change in the Hebrides AD 500-1300
Ceramic and cultural change in the Hebrides AD 500-1300 By Alan Lane Cardiff Studies in Archaeology, No.29 (2007) Introduction: The Hebrides have long…
Earl Rognvaldr Kali: crisis and development in twelfth-century Orkney
Earl Rognvaldr Kali: crisis and development in twelfth-century Orkney By Joshua Prescott M.Phil Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2009 Abstract: In this thesis…
Borderlords : the impact of Anglo-Scottish border magnates on government, 1341-1424
As the guardians of the frontier with Scotland, the English Borderlords had a standing army at the government’s expense due to their appointments as Wardens of the March.
The Fall of the Templars
The Fall of the Templars By Robyn Young Publisher: Plume, January 26, 2010 ISBN: 9780452295957 The cataclysmic conclusion to the international bestselling Brethren…
Perceiving the Scottish self: the emergence of national identity in mediaeval Scotland
This thesis is an examination of three main areas which underscored the presence of a national identity in Scotland between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries: namely, political thought and geographical awareness; images of kingship and the institution of the Scottish monarchy; and land tenure and Scots nationality.
The church and the origins of Scottish independence in the twelfth century
The church and the origins of Scottish independence in the twelfth century By Dauvit Brown Records of the Scottish Church History Society, Vol. 31…
Facts and fictions: Chronicle, Romance and Arthurian narrative in England, 1300-1470
This dissertation examines the relationship between chronicle and romance traditions of Arthurian narrative in England and Scotland in the late Middle Ages.
Royal Piety in Thirteenth-Century Scotland: the Religion and Religiosity of Alexander II (1214-49) and Alexander III (1249-86)
Did these kings act on religious impulses driven solely by dynastic tradition and Scottish political concerns or can we, at the same time, discern genuine personal motivations and an awareness of wider liturgical development?
Diffinicione successionis ad regnum Scottorum: royal succession in Scotland in the later middle ages
Diffinicione successionis ad regnum Scottorum: royal succession in Scotland in the later middle ages By Michael A. Penman Making and breaking the rules:…
Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400
Lordship and Environmental Change in Central Highland Scotland c.1300–c.1400 By Richard Oram and W. Paul Adderley Journal of the North Atlantic, Vol.1 (2008)…
Reputations in Scottish History: King Robert the Bruce (1274-1329)
Have peculiarly Scottish circumstances and processes of change over time coalesced to leave this hero king with a reputation which would, in another country, have taken a more vibrant form far sooner?
The Bruce Dynasty, Becket and Scottish Pilgrimage to Canterbury, c.1178-c.1404
This paper seeks to question the assumption that the outbreak of prolonged Anglo-Scottish war in 1296 brought an abrupt decline in Scottish interest in St Thomas, his shrine at Canterbury and the great abbey dedicated to him in Scotland at Arbroath
Franchises north of the Border: Baronies and regalities in medieval Scotland
Franchises north of the Border: Baronies and regalities in medieval Scotland By Alexander Grant Liberties and Identities in Medieval British Isles, edited by…
The administration of the diocese of St. Andrews, 1202-1328
This thesis is an attempt to discover the administrative procedures employed in Scotland’s premier, largest, and wealthiest see under seven bishops holding office between 1202 and 1328.
Gaelic Barbarity and Scottish Identity in the Later Middle Ages
One point of reasonably clear consensus among Scottish historians during the twentieth century was that a ‘Highland/Lowland divide’ came into being in the second half of the fourteenth century.
Medievalism and Joan Grigsby’s The Orchid Door
Medievalism and Joan Grigsby’s The Orchid Door Brother Anthony Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, Volume 17 No. 1 (2009) Abstract The Celtic…
Combs, Contact and Chronology: Reconsidering Hair Combs in Early-Historic and Viking-Age Atlantic Scotland
Combs, Contact and Chronology: Reconsidering Hair Combs in Early-Historic and Viking-Age Atlantic Scotland By Steven P. Ashby Medieval Archaeology, Vol.53 (2009) Abstract: Analysis…