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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820938003321

Autore

Neville Cynthia J

Titolo

Land, law, and people in medieval Scotland / / Cynthia J. Neville

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-7486-5349-X

1-282-62055-X

9786612620553

0-7486-4216-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Disciplina

941.101

Soggetti

Celts - Scotland - History - To 1500

Nationalism - Scotland - History - To 1500

Land tenure - Scotland - History - To 1500

Scotland History To 1603

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Land and law -- pt. 2. Land and people.

Sommario/riassunto

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