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The reign of Alexander II, 1214-49

Title
The reign of Alexander II, 1214-49 / edited by Richard D. Oram.
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

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Additional Authors
Oram, Richard D.
Description
xii, 343 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"This book, the first major study of a reign which saw the Scottish monarchy achieve its mastery of northern mainland Britain is of great importance to historians of medieval Scotland and the wider British Isles. The book is illustrated with 24 colour and b/w photographs and 5 maps and plans."--Jacket.
Series Statement
The northern world, 1569-1462 ; v. 16
Uniform Title
Northern world ; v. 16.
Subject
  • Alexander II, King of Scotland, 1198-1249
  • Alexander II, King of Scotland, 1198-1249
  • Alexander (Schottland, König, II)
  • 1214-1249
  • Geschichte 1214-1249
  • Scotland > History > Alexander II, 1214-1249
  • Scotland
  • Schottland
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9004142061
  • 9789004142060
LCCN
2005042078
OCLC
  • ocm57669641
  • 57669641
  • SCSB-14276730
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library