Scotland Under Her Early Kings Vol 2

Author : Eben William Robertson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365508212
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Scotland Under Her Early Kings, Vol. 2 written by Eben William Robertson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Scotland Under Her Early Kings, Vol. 2: A History of the Kingdom to the Close of the Thirteenth Century A coronation in the thirteenth century was more than a mere gorgeous ceremony, for it was in a certain sense one of the titles by which a king held his crown. Men's minds were still much influenced by the external forms which were slowly giving way to deeds and written documents, and they were apt to look upon the prince, whose coronation they had witnessed, or who had been proclaimed their king in any other manner to which they were accustomed, as the rightful sovereign, without further question of his title. Accordingly, within twenty four hours of the death of the late king, his successor was crowned at Scone, and hailed as their lawful sovereign by both Estates of the Realm; who, after uniting for three days in celebrating the accession of the youthful Alexander, resumed the character of mourners, and returning to Stirling, where the widowed Ermengarde still watched by the body of her husband, escorted the remains of the deceased monarch to their last resting-place at Arbroath. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.