Land, Law and People in Medieval Scotland / / Cynthia J. Neville.
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748639588);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 o...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 2 Maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Land and law
- 1. Baronial courts in Scotland, 1150–1350
- 2. The perambulation of land
- 3. The development of ‘trust in writing’: written documents and seals in Scotland, 1100–1300
- Part II. Land and people
- 4. Managing the Strathearn estates: the Muschamp inheritance, 1243–1322
- 5. Peasants, servitude and unfreedom in Scotland, 1100–1350
- 6. The social space of Scottish lordship: finding friendship in written source materials, 1100–1400
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index