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This book brings unusually brings together work on 15th century and the 16th century Scottish history, asking questions such as: How far can medieval themes such as 'lordship' function in the late 16th-century world of Reformation and state formation? How ...
There are many detailed accounts of 19th century emigrants, of their journeys and settlements abroad - but what of those they leave behind? This book delves into the heart of Georgian Britain to explore the role that the men and women of the Scottish Borders played in the mass e…
There are many detailed accounts of nineteenth-century emigrants, of their journeys and settlements abroad - but what of those they left behind? This book delves into the heart of Georgian Britain to explore the role that the men and women of the Scottish Borders played in the m…
The question of illegitimacy was as important and complex in Scotland as elsewhere in the Middle Ages. This book examines its legal, political, and social implications there between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries. It explores illegitimacy in relation to royal succession an…
First full-length examination of bastardy in Scotland during the period, exploring its many ramifications throughout society.