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Book Synopsis The Battle of Carham by : Neil McGuigan
Download or read book The Battle of Carham written by Neil McGuigan and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Very little is known about the battle of Carham, fought between the Scots and Northumbrians in 1018. The leaders were probably Máel Coluim II, king of Scotland, and Uhtred of Bamburgh, earl or ealdorman in Northumbria. The outcome of the battle was a victory for the Scots, seen by some as a pivotal event in the expansion of the Scottish kingdom, the demise of Northumbria and the Scottish conquest of 'Lothian'. The battle also removed a potentially significant source of resistance to the recent conqueror of England, Cnut. This collection of essays by a range of subject specialists explores the battle in its context, bringing new understanding of this important and controversial historical event. Topics covered include: Anglo-Scottish relations, the political character and ecclesiastical organisation of the Northumbrian territory ruled by Uhtred, material from the Chronicles and other historical records that brings the era to light, and the archaeological and sculptural landscape of the tenth- and eleventh-century Tweed basin, where the battle took place.
Book Synopsis The Battle of Carham by : H. A. Culley
Download or read book The Battle of Carham written by H. A. Culley and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: REVIEWS OF UHTRED THE BOLD - BOOK 1 IN THE SERIES The storyline was attention-grabbing all the way through and the ending was so shocking that I can't wait for book two which, I hope will bring revenge for the books' ending. Excellent!Really good read, good balance with action and story line. Some quite nice character development as well.It's always interesting to read a new take on historical figures, and the story of Uhtred the Bold as told here is very engaging. This is a very good book and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.BOOK DESCRIPTIONIn 1018 Malcolm, King of Scots, is determined to avenge the crushing defeat inflicted on him by Uhtred of Bebbanburg a dozen years before. Lothian had been a land fought over by the Scots and the Northumbrians for over half a century and now its conquest becomes Malcolm's overriding priority. It seems that he cannot fail as the Northumbrian leadership is split in twain. Earl Eadwulf is inept and Aldred, Uhtred's son, is the best hope the Northumbrians have of defeating Malcolm. The two are bound by family ties - Aldred is Eadwulf's nephew - but bitter adversaries because Eadwulf murdered Uhtred to become earl.Can they put aside their hatred for one another to face their joint enemy?On a hot August day the Scots and the Northumbrians meet on the field of battle just outside Carham. The outcome will decide the border between England and Scotland for all time to come.
Download or read book Lords of Alba written by Ian W. Walker and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2006-01-19 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early Scottish kingdom underwent a fundamental transformation between the tenth and twelfth centuries. This book on early medieval Scottish history considers how and why the Scottish kingdom was changed at this time. It looks at the role of individuals who initiated or influenced this process.
Book Synopsis CARHAM 1018 by : CLIVE. HALLAM-BAKER
Download or read book CARHAM 1018 written by CLIVE. HALLAM-BAKER and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scotia written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Warlords and Holy Men by : Alfred P. Smyth
Download or read book Warlords and Holy Men written by Alfred P. Smyth and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basing his work strongly on documentary and archaeological sources, Alfred Smyth covers traditional topics in a thoroughly unconventional manner.
Book Synopsis A bibliography of British military history by : Anthony Bruce
Download or read book A bibliography of British military history written by Anthony Bruce and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Battle Conference by : Marjorie Chibnall
Download or read book Proceedings of the Battle Conference written by Marjorie Chibnall and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1994 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Normans and the 'Norman Edge' by : Keith J Stringer
Download or read book The Normans and the 'Norman Edge' written by Keith J Stringer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern historians of the Normans have tended to treat their enterprises and achievements as a series of separate and discrete histories. Such treatments are valid and valuable, but historical understanding of the Normans also depends as much on broader approaches akin to those adopted in this book. As the successor volume to Norman Expansion: Connections, Continuities and Contrasts, it complements and significantly extends its findings to provide a fuller appreciation of the roles played by the Normans as one of the most dynamic and transformative forces in the history of medieval ‘Outer Europe’. It includes panoramic essays that dissect the conceptual and methodological issues concerned, suggest strategies for avoiding associated pitfalls, and indicate how far and in what ways the Normans and their legacies served to reshape sociopolitical landscapes across a vast geography extending from the remoter corners of the British Isles to the Mediterranean basin. Leading experts in their fields also provide case-by-case analyses, set within and between different areas, of themes such as lordship and domination, identities and identification, naming patterns, marriage policies, saints’ cults, intercultural exchanges, and diaspora–homeland connections. The Normans and the ‘Norman Edge’ therefore presents a potent combination of thought-provoking overviews and fresh insights derived from new research, and its wide-ranging comparative focus has the advantage of illuminating aspects of the Norman past that traditional regional or national histories often do not reveal so clearly. It likewise makes a major contribution to current Norman scholarship by reconsidering the links between Norman expansion and ‘state-formation’; the extent to which Norman practices and priorities were distinctive; the balance between continuity and innovation; relations between the Normans and the indigenous peoples and cultures they encountered; and, not least, forms of Norman identity and their resilience over time. An extensive bibliography is also one of this book’s strengths.
Book Synopsis Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore' by : Neil McGuigan
Download or read book Máel Coluim III, 'Canmore' written by Neil McGuigan and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year The legendary Scottish king Máel Coluim III, also known as 'Malcolm Canmore', is often held to epitomise Scotland's 'ancient Gaelic kings'. But Máel Coluim and his dynasty were in fact newcomers, and their legitimacy and status were far from secure at the beginning of his rule. Máel Coluim's long reign from 1058 until 1093 coincided with the Norman Conquest of England, a revolutionary event that presented great opportunities and terrible dangers. Although his interventions in post-Conquest England eventually cost him his life, the book argues that they were crucial to his success as both king and dynasty-builder, creating internal stability and facilitating the takeover of Strathclyde and Lothian. As a result, Máel Coluim left to his successors a territory that stretched far to the south of the kingship's heartland north of the Forth, similar to the Scotland we know today. The book explores the wider political and cultural world in which Máel Coluim lived, guiding the reader through the pitfalls and possibilities offered by the sources that mediate access to that world. Our reliance on so few texts means that the eleventh century poses problems that historians of later eras can avoid. Nevertheless Scotland in Máel Coluim's time generated unprecedented levels of attention abroad and more vernacular literary output than at any time prior to the Stewart era.
Book Synopsis Medieval Scotland by : Alexander Grant
Download or read book Medieval Scotland written by Alexander Grant and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new paperback edition brings together the latest thoughts on the development of the medieval Scottish kingdom. Thirteen contributors explore the central themes in medieval Scottish history - the interplay between Celtic and feudal influences; crown-magnate relations; local and national relations; and the political definition of the kingdom.
Book Synopsis Between Britain by : Alistair Moffat
Download or read book Between Britain written by Alistair Moffat and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2024-02-08 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The border between Scotland and England is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism: Saltires flying in the north, the Cross of St George to the south. But it can also be a lens through which to look at the changing history and identities of these two countries. Alistair Moffat is a life-long borderer and the ideal guide on this one-hundred-mile journey. We begin just north of the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Already the battlelines have been drawn – the town having been grabbed by the English from Berwickshire in 1482 and never given back. From here we will head west as our tour travels backwards and forwards through history. In all, we will walk through eight centuries before we reach our journey’s end at the mouth of the River Sark. Between Britain is a history book, a travelogue, a personal reminiscence and a gently prodding examination of national identity. But above all it is a celebration of a place and the people who live there.
Book Synopsis A Short History of Scotland by : Peter Hume Brown
Download or read book A Short History of Scotland written by Peter Hume Brown and published by Edinburgh ; London : Oliver and Boyd. This book was released on 1908 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Killing Fields of Scotland by : R.J.M Pugh
Download or read book The Killing Fields of Scotland written by R.J.M Pugh and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2013-01-19 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people are familiar with references to Scottish battles such as Bannockburn and Flodden but know little if anything about those events. Rugby and soccer fans outside Scotland may wonder at the sign 1314 held up by Scottish fans and not know that it is the date of the Battle of Bannockburn when an English king was defeated on Scottish soil. The battle is also commemorated in Scotlands unofficial national anthem, The Flower of Scotland. Battles fought on Scottish soil include those of the Scottish Wars of Independence, those occasioned by the English Civil Wars and the Jacobite Rebellions. This book tells the stories of these battles and many others fought in Scotland from the Roman victory at Mons Graupius in AD 83 to the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Culloden Moor in 1746.
Book Synopsis Kingship of the Scots, 842-1292 by : A A M Duncan
Download or read book Kingship of the Scots, 842-1292 written by A A M Duncan and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2002, and here introduced by Dauvit Broun as a core text in Scottish medieval history, this classic work is considered one of the most invaluable critiques of kingship in Scotland during the nation's foundations. In the early years of the period a custom of succession within one royal lineage allowed the Gaelic kingdom to grow in authority and extent. The Norman Conquest of England altered the balance of power between the north and south, and the relationship between the two kingdoms, which had never been easy, became unstable. When Scotland became kingless in 1286, Edward I exploited the succession debate between Balliol and Bruce and set claim to overlordship of Scotland until Bruce's coronation fixed the right of succession by law for Scottish kingship. In a meticulous account of this period, Professor Duncan disentangles the power struggles during the 'Great Cause' between the Balliols and the Bruces, and of the actions, motives and decisive interventions of Edward I. The Kingship of the Scots is historical scholarship at its best - thoughtful, challenging, incisive and readable.
Book Synopsis Transactions by : Gaelic Society of Inverness
Download or read book Transactions written by Gaelic Society of Inverness and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each vol.
Book Synopsis Libellus de Exordio atque Procursu istius, hoc est Dunhelmensis, Ecclesie by : Symeon of Durham
Download or read book Libellus de Exordio atque Procursu istius, hoc est Dunhelmensis, Ecclesie written by Symeon of Durham and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 2000-04-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church of Durham, founded in 995, claimed in the Middle Ages to be in origin the church of Lindisfarne or Holy Island, the members of which had fled in the face of Viking raids and had wandered for long across northern England, before re-establishing their church at Chester-le-Street in Co. Durham and then at Durham itself. The text edited and translated here for the first time for over a century is the most complete and detailed account of the history of that church. Important as a piece of early post-Conquest historiography by an author about whom much is now known, the text is fascinating for the details it gives about the ecclesiastical community of Durham, the miracles which its members believed had occurred, and the place of the church of Durham in relation to the lands and secular inhabitants of northern England.
