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David I : the king who made Scotland

Title: David I : the king who made Scotland / Richard Oram.
Author: Oram, Richard D.
Publication: Stroud : Tempus, 2004.

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Description

255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : chiefly color illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"Considered to be one of the greatest of Scotland's medieval kings, this youngest son of King Malcolm III and St. Margaret was never expected to succeed to the throne. During the reigns of his elder brothers, David carved out a career for himself as an Anglo-Norman nobleman at the court of his brother-in-law, Henry I of England. With Henry's backing and the support of his elder sister, Queen Matilda, David secured a good marriage and a rich inheritance, with estates spread from Normandy to northern England, as well as a principality of his own in southern Scotland." "On succeeding to the Scottish throne in 1124, he faced a long and bitter struggle against rivals for his crown, but ruthlessly imposed his authority on the kingdom and won the respect of his Gaelic lords. As king, David began the modernisation of his kingdom along European lines. Many of the greatest families of medieval Scotland - such as the Bruces, Comyns and Stewarts - were brought in as colonists by David, and monastic communities - such as Dunfermline, Kelso, Melrose and Holyrood - were founded by him. Reform at home was coupled by aggressive expansion abroad, with David extending his power across the whole of mainland Scotland, into the Western Isles, and finally into northern England. Skilfully playing off Stephen and Matilda, the two rivals for the English throne after 1135, David secured control of Northumberland, Cumbria and even large parts of Yorkshire and Lancaster, tipping the balance of power in Britain firmly in favour of the Scots. It was a rich legacy to pass on to his heirs, but stripped of David's leadership, Scotland's dominant position swiftly crumbled away."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Tempus Scottish monarchs

Uniform Title

Tempus Scottish monarchs.

Subject

Genre/Form

History
Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-247) and index.

Contents

Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, Margaret and the founding of the Canmore Dynasty -- The struggle for Scotland 1093-97 -- Brother of the queen -- Prince of the Cumbrian region -- Stranger in a strange land? Succession and challenge, 1124-34 -- The conquest of the north -- Lord of the west -- War in England, 1135-39 -- The saintly king -- The 'Scoto-Northumbrian' realm, 1139-49 -- David the Venerable, 1149-53 -- Saint and sinner : the historical reputation of David I.

ISBN

9780752428253
075242825X

LCCN

2005362489
99809350784

OCLC

ocm56641175
56641175
SCSB-14276741

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library