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Alexander II

- King of Scots 1214-1249
Af: Richard D. Oram Engelsk Paperback

Alexander II

- King of Scots 1214-1249
Af: Richard D. Oram Engelsk Paperback
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By equal measure state-builder and political unifier and ruthless opportunist and bloody-handed aggressor, Alexander II has been praised or vilified by past historians but has rarely been viewed in the round. This book explores the king''s successes and failures, offering a fresh assessment of his contribution to the making of Scotland as a nation. It lifts the focus from an introspective national history to look at the man and his kingdom in wider British and European history, examining his international relationships and offering the first detailed analysis of the efforts to work out a lasting diplomatic solution to Anglo-Scottish conflict over his inherited claims to the northern counties of England.More than just a political narrative, the book also seeks to illuminate aspects of the king''s character and his relationships with those around him, especially his mother, his first wife Joan Plantagenet, and the great magnates, clerics and officials who served in his household and administration.The book illustrates the processes by which the mosaic of petty principalities and rival power-bases that covered the map of late 12th-century Scotland had become by the mid-13th century a unified state, hybrid in culture(s) and multilingual but acknowledging a common identity as Scots.
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By equal measure state-builder and political unifier and ruthless opportunist and bloody-handed aggressor, Alexander II has been praised or vilified by past historians but has rarely been viewed in the round. This book explores the king''s successes and failures, offering a fresh assessment of his contribution to the making of Scotland as a nation. It lifts the focus from an introspective national history to look at the man and his kingdom in wider British and European history, examining his international relationships and offering the first detailed analysis of the efforts to work out a lasting diplomatic solution to Anglo-Scottish conflict over his inherited claims to the northern counties of England.More than just a political narrative, the book also seeks to illuminate aspects of the king''s character and his relationships with those around him, especially his mother, his first wife Joan Plantagenet, and the great magnates, clerics and officials who served in his household and administration.The book illustrates the processes by which the mosaic of petty principalities and rival power-bases that covered the map of late 12th-century Scotland had become by the mid-13th century a unified state, hybrid in culture(s) and multilingual but acknowledging a common identity as Scots.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781904607922
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1904607926
Kategori: Scotland
Udg. Dato: 2 okt 2012
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 159mm
Højde: 233mm
Forlag: John Donald Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato: 2 okt 2012
Forfatter(e): Richard D. Oram
Forfatter(e) Richard D. Oram

Kategori Scotland

ISBN-13 9781904607922

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 304

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 159mm

Højde 233mm

Udg. Dato 2 okt 2012

Oplagsdato 2 okt 2012

Forlag John Donald Publishers Ltd

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