The Exercise of Power in Medieval Scotland, 1250-1500
Through detailed case studies this volume re-evaluates the notion
that the Scottish kingdom experienced a rapid and revolutionary
change in government and aristocratic society in the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries. Despite the emphasis on the transformations
wrought by Frankish aristocratic settlers in social, cultural and
governmental terms, across most of the areas dominated by the
Scottish monarch, power remained in the hands of established
aristocratic dynasties. The various contributions suggest that far
from being 'traditionally minded' and conservative, these
native lords were ambitious, adaptable and capable of controlling
innovation and change to their own benefit.
R.A. McDonald (Brock U) Ferchar Maccintsacairt and the early earls of Ross, c.1200-74 R. Oram (U Stirling) The earls and earldom of Mar c.1150-c.1300 H.L. MacQueen (U Edinburgh) The Kennedys of Dunure S. Boardman (U Edinburgh) Charter lordship and the Campbells of Argyll Aidan MacDonald (U Aberdeen) The Dunbar earls of March Aidan Ross (U Aberdeen) The lords and lordship of Glencarnie, c.1150-c.1400 M. Hammond (U Glasgow) The Durward family in the thirteenth century Aidan MacKenzie, (U Aberdeen) The emergence of Clann Choinnich, c.1475-c.1514 D. Horsbroch (U Aberdeen) The relic keeper in medieval Scotland M. Brown (U St Andrews) The Lennox and its earls, 1200-1458
