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Land, law, and people in medieval Scotland / Cynthia J. Neville.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Neville, Cynthia J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celts--Scotland--History--To 1500.
- Celts.
- Nationalism--Scotland--History--To 1500.
- Nationalism.
- Land tenure--Scotland--History--To 1500.
- Land tenure.
- Scotland--History--To 1603.
- Scotland.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 an
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Land and law
- pt. 2. Land and people.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-239) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-5349-X
- 1-282-62055-X
- 9786612620553
- 0-7486-4216-1
- OCLC:
- 638860171
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