Death and the Royal Succession in Scotland, c.1214-c.1543

Ritual, Ceremony and Power

AvLucinda H.S. Dean

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del 13 i serien St Andrews Studies in Scottish History

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Beskrivning

Illuminates how the ceremonial dimension of death and the succession reflected both Scottish royal identity and a broader culture of ceremony.To date, scholarly attention to royal ceremony in Scotland from the Middle Ages into the early modern period has been rather haphazard, with few attempts to explore how these crucial moments for the representation of royal authority. This monograph provides a long durée analysis of the ceremonial cycle of death and succession associated with Scottish kingship from the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, including the final century of the Canmore dynasty, the crisis of the Bruce-Balliol conflict, and the emergence and consolidation of the Stewart family up to the funeral of last monarch buried in Scotland, James V, in 1543. Using a broad range of primary sources, including financial records and material culture, many of them previously untapped, it addresses key questions about kingship and power, the function of ceremony in legitimising royal authority, its significance in relation to the practical exercising of power, and evidence for Scottish similarities and distinctiveness within wider European contexts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-07-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt:696 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:St Andrews Studies in Scottish History
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9781837651726

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Mer om författaren

Lucinda Dean is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Highlands and Islands.

Recensioner i media

This book is a thought-provoking read that poses questions about the ways kings portrayed their authority in late medieval Scotland, how periodisation effects how we perceive these ceremonies and how rituals could simultaneously be moments of continuity and innovation. With the sheer range of material discussed, it has a lotto offer its readers.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of AbbreviationsNote on MoneyIntroduction1. The Last Canmore Kings2. Contested and Compromised: Ceremonies and Succession under Balliol and Bruce Kings 3. Stating Their Place: Ceremonial Legitimisation of the Stewart Dynasty, 1371-14364. Foreign Queens, the Home-Grown Elite and Minor Kings, 1437 to c.14745. The Pinnacle of Stewart Power? James IV and James VConclusionTimeline of Key EventsAppendix I: Transcription of John Scrymgeour of Myres, NLS, Adv. MS 31.5.2Appendix II: Attendees and Officiators at Scottish Inaugurations and CoronationsAppendix III: James IV and Margaret's Wedding Costs, 1503Appendix IV: Select Expenses from James V's French Journey, 1536-37BibliographyIndex