Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles'
Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles'

Author: R. Andrew McDonald

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2019-09-26

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 3030220265

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This Palgrave Pivot explores the representation of sea kings, sinners, and saints in the mid-thirteenth century Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, the single most important text for the history of the kingdoms of Man and the Isles, c.1066-1300. The focus of the Chronicles on the power struggles, plots and intrigues within the ruling dynasties of Man and the Isles offers an impressive array of heroes and villains. The depiction of the activities of heroic sea kings like Godred Crovan, tyrannical usurpers like Harald son of Godred Don, and their concubines and wives, as well as local heroes like Saint Maughold, raises important questions concerning the dynamic interactions of power, gender and historical writing in the medieval Kingdoms of Man and the Isles, and provide new insights into the significance of the text that is our most important source of information on these ‘Forgotten Kingdoms’ of the medieval British Isles.

Acts of Alexander III King of Scots 1249 -1286
Acts of Alexander III King of Scots 1249 -1286

Author: Cynthia J Neville

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0748649328

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The volume brings together 330 documents from the reign of King Alexander III of Scotland, a key period in the history of the medieval kingdom, in one scholarly and accessible edition.

The Lordship of Galloway
The Lordship of Galloway

Author: Richard D. Oram

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2001-02-19

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1788853393

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In viewing Galloway from the wider context of the northern British mainland, Irish Sea and wider Hebridean zone, it has been possible to explore the dynamics of state-building, dynastic interactions, and the close inter-relationships of the territories connected by the western seaways, which most traditional 'national' histories obscure. From this wider perspective, the development of the lordship of Galloway can be considered in the context of the spreading power and regional rivalries of English, Irish and Scottish kings, and a reassessment of the emergence of the unitary lordship controlled by Fergus of Galloway and his family. Traditional interpretations of the relationship of Fergus and his successors with the kings of England and Scotland are challenged and new light is thrown on the beginnings of the processes of progressive domination of Galloway by, and integration into, the kingdom of the Scots. The end of the autonomous lordship in the 1230s is projected against the backdrop of the aggressive state-building activities of King Alexander II and the transformation of its rulers from independently minded princes and warlords into Anglo-Scottish barons.