The first Stewart Dynasty : Scotland, 1371-1488 / Steve Boarman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boardman, Stephen I., author.

Series:

New Edinburgh history of Scotland ; volume 5

The New Edinburgh history of Scotland ; volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James III, King of Scotland, 1451-1488.

James.

Robert III, King of Scotland, approximately 1337-1406.

Robert.

Scotland--Kings and rulers.

Scotland.

Scotland--History--James II, 1437-1460.

Scotland--History--Robert II, 1371-1390.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 332 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"The volume begins with the shaky foundation of the Stewart dynasty during the reign of Robert II (1371-1390) and traces its development to the demise at the Battle of Sauchieburn of James III (1460-1488) together with his exalted vision of Stewart kingship. The author shows how and why the period is dominated by the growth of royal power and the concomitant eclipse of the regional aristocratic supremacies that had dominated fourteenth-century Scotland. His vivid accounts of the changing religious, economic, social and cultural life of the fifteenth century kingdom are woven into and around the central political narrative."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Kings and kingdoms in the late Medieval Europe

Robert the Steward and fourteenth-century Scotland

1371 and all that - 'Scotland's steersman': Robert, Duke of Albany

The lame King: Robert III, 1390-1406

A God-given King? James I

James II (1437-60)

A realm 'Badly and confusedly led'? The reign of James III

Conclusion: 'Stands Scotland where it did?'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748628223 (electronic book)