This is the first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval Scotland's most famous and durable royal dynasty.
Stephen Boardman Libros
Stephen Boardman es profesor de Historia Escocesa en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Su investigación se centra en los períodos temprano y medieval de la historia escocesa, con un enfoque particular en los desarrollos sociales y políticos. El trabajo de Boardman se caracteriza por un riguroso examen de las fuentes primarias y un impulso para ofrecer nuevas interpretaciones de eventos y épocas cruciales del pasado de Escocia. Sus publicaciones contribuyen a una comprensión más profunda de cómo se forjaron la identidad y el estado escoceses durante los siglos medievales.
If not perhaps the most popular Highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtedly one of the most successful. The Campbell earls of Argyll have traditionally enjoyed a rather unsavoury historical reputation, viewed by their rivals with a mixture of fear, envy and respect.
If not perhaps the most popular Highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtedly one of the most successful. This book reassesses these negative images and interpretations of the growth of Campbell authority from the thirteenth century and the Wars of Independence through to the death of Archibald, 2nd earl of Argyll, at the Battle of Flodden in 1513.