Warlords And Holy Men
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Warlords And Holy Men
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Author : Alfred P. Smyth
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 1989
Warlords And Holy Men written by Alfred P. Smyth and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Basing his work strongly on documentary and archaeological sources, Alfred Smyth covers traditional topics in a thoroughly unconventional manner.
The New History Of Scotland Warlords And Holy Men
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language : en
Publisher:
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The New History Of Scotland Warlords And Holy Men written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Scotland categories.
Warlords Holy Men And Matrilineal Succession
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Author : W. David H. Sellar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984*
Warlords Holy Men And Matrilineal Succession written by W. David H. Sellar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984* with Inheritance and succession categories.
Warlords And Holy Men
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Author : Alfred P. Smyth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-11-01
Warlords And Holy Men written by Alfred P. Smyth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-11-01 with History categories.
The Kingdom Of The Isles
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Author : R. Andrew McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2008-08-01
The Kingdom Of The Isles written by R. Andrew McDonald and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-01 with History categories.
This study explores the history of the western seaboard of Scotland (the Hebrides, Argyll and the Isle of Man) in a formative but often neglected era: the central middle ages, from the mightly Somerled to his descendant John MacDonald, the first Lord of the Isles (c. 1336). Drawing on a variety of sources, this very readable narrative deals with three major and closely interrelated themes: first, the existence of the Isles and coastal mainland as a kingdom from c.1100 to 1266; second, the rulers of the region, Somerled and his descendants, the MacDougalls, MacDonalds and MacRuaris; and third, the often complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway and England. A fully rounded history emerges, which transcends national viewpoints. While political history predominates, the changing nature of society in the isles is emphasised throughout, and separate chapters address the church and monasticism as well as the monuments – the castles, monasteries, churches and chapels that form an enduring legacy.
The End Of Roman Britain
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Author : Michael E. Jones
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1998
The End Of Roman Britain written by Michael E. Jones and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Jones offers a lucid and thorough analysis of the economic, social, military, and environmental problems that contributed to the failure of the Romans, drawing on literary sources and on recent archaeological evidence.
The Conversion Of Britain
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Author : Barbara Yorke
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-22
The Conversion Of Britain written by Barbara Yorke and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with History categories.
The Britain of 600-800 AD was populated by four distinct peoples; the British, Picts, Irish and Anglo-Saxons. They spoke 3 different languages, Gaelic, Brittonic and Old English, and lived in a diverse cultural environment. In 600 the British and the Irish were already Christians. In contrast the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons and Picts occurred somewhat later, at the end of the 6th and during the 7th century. Religion was one of the ways through which cultural difference was expressed, and the rulers of different areas of Britain dictated the nature of the dominant religion in areas under their control. This book uses the Conversion and the Christianisation of the different peoples of Britainas a framework through which to explore the workings of their political systems and the structures of their society. Because Christianity adapted to and affected the existing religious beliefs and social norms wherever it was introduced, it’s the perfect medium through which to study various aspects of society that are difficult to study by any other means.
Pedigrees Power And Clanship
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Author : David Sellar
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2023-11-16
Pedigrees Power And Clanship written by David Sellar and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-16 with History categories.
This book brings together the major writings of David Sellar (1941–2019) on the genealogies (pedigrees) claimed by some of the major clans of medieval Highland and Island Scotland, especially the descendants of their twelfth-century king Somerled. The claimed pedigrees in the medieval Gaelic 1467 manuscript and the Irish genealogies are critically analysed in relation to each other, and their historical authenticity tested against other evidence, including the Gaelic or Norse quality of their recorded names. Contemporary literary material is considered alongside later recorded traditions descending from the seanchaidh, whose work was to hand down to posterity the valorous actions, conquests, battles, skirmishes, marriages and relations of the chiefly ancestors by relating and singing them at births, baptisms, marriages, inaugurations, feasts and funerals. The family pedigrees offer crucial insights into the nature of medieval society, supporting and sometimes explaining a family's socio-political position. As an exercise in propaganda, a pedigree was susceptible to fabrication and not to be trusted uncritically. David Sellar's meticulous analysis reveals the social and political realities of medieval Celtic Scotland, making use of heraldic evidence as well as his legal expertise, in a fluent and reader-friendly style.
Reader S Guide To British History
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Author : David Loades
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-17
Reader S Guide To British History written by David Loades and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-17 with History categories.
The Reader's Guide to British History is the essential source to secondary material on British history. This resource contains over 1,000 A-Z entries on the history of Britain, from ancient and Roman Britain to the present day. Each entry lists 6-12 of the best-known books on the subject, then discusses those works in an essay of 800 to 1,000 words prepared by an expert in the field. The essays provide advice on the range and depth of coverage as well as the emphasis and point of view espoused in each publication.
Rewriting History
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Author : Dennis Harding
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-09
Rewriting History written by Dennis Harding and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-09 with Social Science categories.
In Rewriting History, Dennis Harding addresses contemporary concerns about information and its interpretation. His focus is on the archaeology of prehistoric and early historic Britain, and the transformation over two centuries and more in the interpretation of the archaeological heritage by changes in the prevailing political, social, and intellectual climate. Far from being topics of concern only to academics, the way in which seemingly innocuous issues such as cultural diffusion or social reconstruction in the remote past are studied and presented reflects important shifts in contemporary thinking that challenge long-accepted conventions of free speech and debate. Some issues are highly controversial, such as the proposals for the Stonehenge World Heritage sites. Others challenge long-held popular myths like the deconstruction of the Celts, and by extension the Picts. Some traditional tenets of scholarship have yet remained unchallenged, such as the classical definition of civilization itself. Why should it matter? Are the shifting attitudes of successive generations not symptomatic of healthy and vibrant debate? Are there grounds for believing that current changes are of a more disquieting character, denying the basic assumptions of rational argument and freedom of enquiry that have been the foundation of western scholarship since the Enlightenment? Re-writing History offers Harding's personal evaluation of these issues, which will resonate not only with practitioners and academics of archaeology, but across a wide range of disciplines facing similar concerns.