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Book Synopsis Noble Society In Scotland by : Brown Keith Brown
Download or read book Noble Society In Scotland written by Brown Keith Brown and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it was conventional for humanist writers and their Enlightenment successors to regard the nobility which dominated early modern Scottish society and politics as violent, unlearned, and backward - at best conservatively bound to feudal codes of behaviour; at worst, brutal, corrupt and anarchic. It is a view that prevails still. Keith Brown takes issue with this.The author draws on extensive research in the rich archives of the Scottish noble houses to demonstrate that the conventional view of the Scottish nobility is wrong. He shows that the nobility were as steeped in contemporary European debates and movements as they were rooted in local society. Far from holding back Scotland's economic and cultural development, they embraced economic change, seized financial opportunities, led the way in the pursuit of Renaissance ideals through their own learning and in the education of their children, and were partners in religious reform. Professor Brown makes extensive comparisons with the noble societies elsewhere in Europe to reveal how the differences and above all the similarities between the lives of Scottish nobles and their peers abroad.Elegantly written and illustrated with a wealth of contemporary incident and anecdote, the book presents an intimate and vivid picture of noble life in Scotland. It challenges and will change perceptions of early modern Scotland. Noble Society in Scotland is the first of two related books on the subject. The second, on noble power and the relations between the nobility, state and monarchy, will be published by EUP in 2003.
Book Synopsis Noble Society in Scotland by : Keith M. Brown (Historian)
Download or read book Noble Society in Scotland written by Keith M. Brown (Historian) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Noble Power in Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution by : Keith M Brown
Download or read book Noble Power in Scotland from the Reformation to the Revolution written by Keith M Brown and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the relations between nobility, crown and state, first in Scotland and then in the first courts of the unified kingdoms.
Book Synopsis Our Scots Noble Families by : Thomas Johnston (Rt.hon.)
Download or read book Our Scots Noble Families written by Thomas Johnston (Rt.hon.) and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Essays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland by : Keith Stringer
Download or read book Essays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland written by Keith Stringer and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2004-07-12 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this book, all by distinguished historians, illuminate the main activities, preoccupations and aspirations of the families whose territorial power and local leadership made them a central factor in medieval Scottish society. Issues discussed include the influence of Anglo-Norman England on earlier medieval Scotland, patterns of land accumulation by the aristocracy, noble residences, the legal and administrative aspects of baronial lordship, clientage, and dealings between magnates and the Church. Throughout, the essays stress the importance of recognising that, before the Wars of Independence, the nobility of Scotland was closely bound by ties of kinship and property with the nobility in England and emphasise that the common assumption of perpetual opposition between baronage and the Crown is a myth. First published in 1985, these essays remain essential reading on the subject.
Book Synopsis Our Scots Noble Families by : Thomas Johnston
Download or read book Our Scots Noble Families written by Thomas Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 by : Miles Kerr-Peterson
Download or read book James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 written by Miles Kerr-Peterson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James VI and Noble Power in Scotland explores how Scotland was governed in the late sixteenth century by examining the dynamic between King James and his nobles from the end of his formal minority in 1578 until his accession to the English throne in 1603. The collection assesses James’ relationship with his nobility, detailing how he interacted with them, and how they fought, co-operated with and understood each other. It includes case studies from across Scotland from the Highlands to the Borders and burghs, and on major individual events such as the famous Gowrie conspiracy. Themes such as the nature of government in Scotland and religion as a shaper of policy and faction are addressed, as well as broader perspectives on the British and European nobility, bloodfeuds, and state-building in the early modern period. The ten chapters together challenge well-established notions that James aimed to be a modern, centralising monarch seeking to curb the traditional structures of power, and that the period represented a period of crisis for the traditional and unrestrained culture of feuding nobility. It is demonstrated that King James was a competent and successful manager of his kingdom who demanded a new level of obedience as a ‘universal king’. This volume offers students of Stuart Britain a fresh and valuable perspective on James and his reign.
Book Synopsis Essays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland by : K. J. Stringer
Download or read book Essays on the Nobility of Medieval Scotland written by K. J. Stringer and published by John Donald. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lords and Men in Scotland by : Jenny Wormald
Download or read book Lords and Men in Scotland written by Jenny Wormald and published by John Donald. This book was released on 1985 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship of lords and their men between the feudal era and modern times has perplexed many historians and persuaded some of the decadence of later medieval society. The Scottish nobility of the 15th and 16th century have long been renowned for their self-seeking lawlessness.
Book Synopsis Society in Early Modern England by : Phil Withington
Download or read book Society in Early Modern England written by Phil Withington and published by Polity. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have traditionally been regarded by historians as a period of intense and formative historical change, so much so that they have often been described as ‘early modern' - an epoch separate from ‘the medieval' and ‘the modern'. Paying particular attention to England, this book reflects on the implications of this categorization for contemporary debates about the nature of modernity and society. The book traces the forgotten history of the phrase 'early modern' to its coinage as a category of historical analysis by the Victorians and considers when and why words like 'modern' and 'society' were first introduced into English in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. In so doing it unpicks the connections between linguistic and social change and how the consequences of those processes still resonate today. A major contribution to our understanding of European history before 1700 and its resonance for social thought today, the book will interest anybody concerned with the historical antecedents of contemporary culture and the interconnections between the past and the present.
Book Synopsis Fortune's Many Houses by : Simon Welfare
Download or read book Fortune's Many Houses written by Simon Welfare and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who tried to change the world for the better but paid a heavy price. This is a true tale of love and loss, fortune and misfortune. In the late 19th century, John and Ishbel Gordon, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, were the couple who seemed to have it all: a fortune that ran into the tens of millions, a magnificent stately home in Scotland surrounded by one of Europe’s largest estates, a townhouse in London’s most fashionable square, cattle ranches in Texas and British Columbia, and the governorships of Ireland and Canada where they lived like royalty. Together they won praise for their work as social reformers and pioneers of women’s rights, and enjoyed friendships with many of the most prominent figures of the age, from Britain’s Prime Ministers to Oliver Wendell-Holmes and P.T. Barnum and Queen Victoria herself. Yet by the time they died in the 1930s, this gilded couple’s luck had long since run out: they had faced family tragedies, scandal through their unwitting involvement in one of the “crimes of the century” and, most catastrophically of all, they had lost both their fortune and their lands. This fascinating family quest for the reason for their dramatic downfall is also a moving and colorful exploration of society in Victorian Britain and North America and an inspirational feast for history lovers.
Book Synopsis Land, Law and People in Medieval Scotland by : Cynthia J. Neville
Download or read book Land, Law and People in Medieval Scotland written by Cynthia J. Neville and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-31 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ambitious book examines the encounter between Gaels and Europeans in Scotland in the central Middle Ages, offering new insights into an important period in the formation of the Scots' national identity. It is based on a close reading of the texts of several thousand charters, indentures, brieves and other written sources that record the business conducted in royal and baronial courts across the length and breadth of the medieval kingdom between 1150 and 1400.Under the broad themes of land, law and people, this book explores how the customs, laws and traditions of the native inhabitants and those of incoming settlers interacted and influenced each other. Drawing on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches, the author places her subject matter firmly within the recent historiography of the British Isles and demonstrates how the experience of Scotland was both similar to, and a distinct manifestation of, a wider process of Europeanisation.
Book Synopsis The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom by : George Crawfurd
Download or read book The Peerage of Scotland: Containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom written by George Crawfurd and published by . This book was released on 1716 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Dignity of the Scottish Peerage Vindicated by : Nobility (SCOTLAND)
Download or read book The Dignity of the Scottish Peerage Vindicated written by Nobility (SCOTLAND) and published by . This book was released on 1719 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Scotland by : Allan I. Macinnes
Download or read book A History of Scotland written by Allan I. Macinnes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illuminating and insightful guide offers a comprehensive overview of Scottish history, from the kingdom's genesis in the ninth century to the independence debates of the present day. Considering both internal dynamics and international horizons, Allan Macinnes asserts Scotland's heritage as significant and compelling in its own right, rather than reducing it to an offshoot of England's past. Rigorous and wide-ranging, this textbook is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of History. Its lively and accessible style makes it suitable for anyone with an interest in Scotland's national development.
Book Synopsis Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513 by : Katie Stevenson
Download or read book Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513 written by Katie Stevenson and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work considers how chivalry was interpreted in 15th century Scotland and how it compared with European ideas of chivalry; the resposibilities of knighthood in this period and the impact on political life; the chivalric literature and the relevance of Christian components of chivalric culture.
Book Synopsis A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain by : Bernard Burke
Download or read book A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain written by Bernard Burke and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
