National identity and the Anglo-Scottish borderlands, 1552-1652 / Jenna M. Schultz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schultz, Jenna M., author.

Series:

Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ; v. 32.

Studies in early modern cultural, political and social history ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--History--16th century.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--History--17th century.

National characteristics, Scottish--History.

National characteristics, Scottish.

National characteristics, English--History.

National characteristics, English.

Borderlands--Social aspects--Scottish Borders (England and Scotland).

Borderlands.

Social aspects.

History.

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland)--Social conditions.

Scottish Borders (England and Scotland).

Great Britain--History--Union of the Crowns, 1603.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvii, 326 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2019.

Summary:

The Anglo-Scottish borderlands of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries provide an excellent window into early modern state formation, diplomacy, and cross-border interactions during a key moment in history. In the early modern period, the Anglo-Scottish border was transformed from an established line of demarcation between two independent kingdoms into a political obstacle. The people and administrators of the borderlands faced intense pressure after the Union of the Crowns in 1603, as King James VI/I sought to eliminate the borderline and turn the region into the "Middle Shires" of a united Great Britain. This book shows that, though the official borderline disappeared after union, the unique administrative arrangements, social and economic bonds of kinship, and built landscape served to uphold the notion of continued separation between the kingdoms. It highlights the movement of peoples across the borderline, collaboration attempts between local officials, and the formation of temporary cross-border alliances but also the assertion of national differences through periodic lawlessness, conflict, and outright war. The book thus demonstrates the complexities of the common border zone and the significance of the border in shaping distinct national identities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1783273976

9781783273973

OCLC:

1051137836