Power and Propaganda: Scotland 1306-1488

ISBN-13: 9780748645862 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 240 str.

Katie Stevenson

Opis

How did the later medieval kings of Scotland manipulate their power and alliances after the Wars of Independence?
Power and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of late medieval Scotland, that considers the ways in which power was expressed and renegotiated during a crucial period in the kingdom's history. It deals with themes including the nature of the power enjoyed by kings, how that power was maintained and how it was deployed; the interpersonal relations and struggles between kings and the elites within their kingdoms; and, the structures of governance through which power operated and was felt down to a local level.
Late medieval Scotland is especially fertile ground for an examination of all of these themes as two new dynasties - the Bruces and the Stewarts - were faced with the challenge of establishing their own legitimacy and authority.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction: Power, Propaganda and Perceptions of Scotland in the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 2: Kingship, Power and the Making of a Myth; Chapter 3: Crises of Confidence: Kings, Princes and Magnates; Chapter 4: Governance, the Law and the Scottish Polity; Chapter 5: The Church, Religion and Intellectual Life; Chapter 6: Commerce and Community; Chapter 7: Elite Culture, Iconography and Propaganda; Further Reading.