The reign of Alexander II, 1214-49

The reign of Alexander II, 1214-49 / edited by Richard D. Oram.

This nine-essay volume provides the first full-length, detailed exploration of the kingdom of Scotland during the reign of Alexander II (1214-49), and the most extensive analysis of this key state-builder and his policies.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Oram, Richard D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
Series:Northern world ; v. 16.
Subjects:
Alexander > II, > King of Scotland, > 1198-1249.
Alexander > II, > King of Scotland, > 1198-1249
Alexander (Schottland, König, II)
1214-1249
Geschichte 1214-1249.
HISTORY.
Scotland > History > Alexander II, 1214-1249.
Scotland
Schottland
History
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Table of Contents:
  • An overview of the reign of Alexander II / Richard D. Oram
  • "A great prince, and very greedy of this world's honour" : the historiography of Alexander II / Norman H. Reid
  • Contemporary perspectives on Alexander II's succession : the evidence of king-lists / Dauvit Broun
  • Kingship, conflict, and state-making in the reign of Alexander II : the war of 1215-17 and its context / Keith J. Stringer
  • Scotland and the papacy in the reign of Alexander II / Andrew D.M. Barrell
  • Saints and silver : Scotland and Europe in the age of Alexander II / David Ditchburn
  • Alexander II and the double tressure / John Malden
  • Canon law, custom, and legislation : law in the reign of Alexander II / Hector L. MacQueen
  • Burghs and burgesses : a time of consolidation? / E. Patricia Dennison
  • Swerving from the path of justice : Alexander II's relations with Argyll and the Western Isles, 1214-1249 / Noel Murray.

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