Mary Of Guise In Scotland 1548 1560

Author : Pamela E. Ritchie
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788854870

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Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548–1560 by Pamela E. Ritchie Pdf

Challenging the conventional interpretation of Mary of Guise as the defender of Catholicism whose regime climaxed with the Reformation Rebellion, Pamela Ritchie shows that Mary was, on the contrary, a shrewd and effective politique, whose own dynastic interests and those of her daughter took precedence over her personal and religious convictions. Dynasticism, not Catholicism, was the prime motive force behind her policy. Mary of Guise's dynasticism, and political career as a whole, were inextricably associated with those of Mary Queen of Scots, whose Scottish sovereignty, Catholic claim to the English throne and betrothal to the Dauphin of France carried with them notions of Franco-British Imperialism. Mary of Guise's policy in Scotland was dictated by European dynastic politics and, specifically, by the Franco-Scottish alliance of 1548–1560. Significantly more than a betrothal contract, the Treaty of Haddington established a 'protectoral' relationship between the 'auld allies' whereby Henri II was able to assume control over Scottish military affairs, diplomacy and foreign policy as the 'protector' of Scotland. Mary of Guise's assumption of the regency in 1554 completed the process of establishing French power in Scotland, which was later consolidated, albeit briefly, by the marriage of Mary Stewart to Francois Valois in 1558. International considerations undermined her policies and weakened her administration, but only with her death did Mary of Guise's regime and French power in Scotland truly collapse.

Author : Pamela E. Ritchie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : France
ISBN : OCLC:1359004274

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Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560 by Pamela E. Ritchie Pdf

Author : Alec Ryrie
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0719071054

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The Origins of the Scottish Reformation by Alec Ryrie Pdf

The Scottish Reformation of 1560 is one of the most controversial events in Scottish history, and a turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. Yet its origins remain mysterious, buried under competing Catholic and Protestant versions of the story. Drawing on fresh research and recent scholarship, this book provides the first full narrative of the question. Going beyond the heroic certainties of John Knox, this book recaptures the lived experience of the early Reformation: a bewildering, dangerous and exhilarating period in which Scottish (and British) identity was remade.

Author : Elizabeth L. Ewan,Sue Innes,Sian Reynolds,Rose Pipes
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748626601

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Biographical Dictionary of ScottishWomen by Elizabeth L. Ewan,Sue Innes,Sian Reynolds,Rose Pipes Pdf

This single-volume dictionary presents the lives ofindividual Scottish women from earliest times to the present. Drawing on newscholarship and a wide network of professional and amateur historians, itthrows light on the experience of women from every class and category inScotland and among the worldwide Scottish diaspora.The BiographicalDictionary of Scottish Women is written for the general reading public andfor students of Scottish history and society. It is scholarly in itsapproach to evidence and engaging in the manner of its presentation. Eachentry makes sense of its subject in narrative terms, telling a story ratherthan simply offering information. The book is as enjoyable to read as it iseasy and valuable to consult. It is a unique and important contribution tothe history of women and Scotland.The publisher acknowledges support fromthe Scottish Arts Council and the Scottish Executive Equalities Unit towardsthe publication of this title.

Author : Kate Buchanan,Lucinda H.S. Dean
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317098140

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Medieval and Early Modern Representations of Authority in Scotland and the British Isles by Kate Buchanan,Lucinda H.S. Dean Pdf

What use is it to be given authority over men and lands if others do not know about it? Furthermore, what use is that authority if those who know about it do not respect it or recognise its jurisdiction? And what strategies and 'language' -written and spoken, visual and auditory, material, cultural and political - did those in authority throughout the medieval and early modern era use to project and make known their power? These questions have been crucial since regulations for governance entered society and are found at the core of this volume. In order to address these issues from an historical perspective, this collection of essays considers representations of authority made by a cross-section of society within the British Isles. Arranged in thematic sections, the 14 essays in the collection bridge the divide between medieval and early modern to build up understanding of the developments and continuities that can be followed across the centuries in question. Whether crown or noble, government or church, burgh or merchant; all desired power and influence, but their means of representing authority were very different. These essays encompass a myriad of methods demonstrating power and disseminating the image of authority, including: material culture, art, literature, architecture and landscapes, saintly cults, speeches and propaganda, martial posturing and strategic alliances, music, liturgy and ceremonial display. Thus, this interdisciplinary collection illuminates the variable forms in which authority was presented by key individuals and institutions in Scotland and the British Isles. By placing these within the context of the European powers with whom they interacted, this volume also underlines the unique relationships developed between the people and those who exercised authority over them.

Author : Julian Goodare
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191553974

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The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 by Julian Goodare Pdf

In The Government of Scotland 1560-1625 Goodare shows how Scotland was governed during the transition from Europe's decentralized medieval realms to modern sovereign states. The expanding institutions of government - crown, parliament, privy council, local courts - are detailed, but the book is structured around an analysis of governmental processes. A new framework is offered for understanding the concept of 'centre and localities': centralization happened in the localities. Various interest groups participated in government and influenced its decisions. The nobility, in particular, exercised influence at every level. There was also English influence, both before and after the union of crowns in 1603. It is argued that the crown's continuing involvement after 1603 shows the common idea of 'absentee monarchy' to be misconceived. Goodare also pays particular attention to the harsh impact of government in the Highlands - where the chiefs were not full members of 'Scottish' political society - and on the common people - who were also excluded from normal political participation.

Author : Andrew R. C. Simpson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780748697427

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Scottish Legal History by Andrew R. C. Simpson Pdf

Author : Timothy Slonosky
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781399510257

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Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns by Timothy Slonosky Pdf

Civic Reformation and Religious Change in Sixteenth-Century Scottish Towns demonstrates the crucial role of Scotland's townspeople in the dramatic Protestant Reformation of 1560. It shows that Scottish Protestants were much more successful than their counterparts in France and the Netherlands at introducing religious change because they had the acquiescence of urban populations. As town councils controlled critical aspects of civic religion, their explicit cooperation was vital to ensuring that the reforms introduced at the national level by the military and political victory of the Protestants were actually implemented. Focusing on the towns of Dundee, Stirling and Haddington, this book argues that the councillors and inhabitants gave this support because successive crises of plague, war and economic collapse shook their faith in the existing Catholic order and left them fearful of further conflict. As a result, the Protestants faced little popular opposition, and Scotland avoided the popular religious violence and division which occurred elsewhere in Europe.

Author : Mark Godfrey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107122277

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Law and Authority in British Legal History, 1200-1900 by Mark Godfrey Pdf

Leading scholars discuss how changing ideas of law and authority were embedded in the historical development of British legal systems.

Author : Keith M Brown
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748628469

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History of the Scottish Parliament by Keith M Brown Pdf

This is the third volume in The History of the Scottish Parliament. In volumes 1 and 2 the contributors addressed discrete episodes in political history from the early thirteenth century through to 1707, demonstrating the richness of the sources for such historical writing and the importance of parliament to that history. In Volume 3 the contributors have built on that foundation and taken advantage of the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to discuss a comprehensive range of key themes in the development of parliament. The editors, Keith M. Brown and Alan R. MacDonald, have assembled a team of established and younger scholars who each discuss a theme that ranges over the entire six centuries of the parliament's existence. These include broad, interpretive chapters on each of the key political constituencies represented in parliament. Thus Roland Tanner and Gillian MacIntosh write on parliament and the crown, Roland Tanner and Kirsty McAlister discuss parliament and the church, Keith Brown addresses parliament and the nobility and Alan MacDonald examines parliament and the burghs. Cross-cutting themes are also analysed. The political culture of parliament is the subject of a chapter by Julian Goodare, while parliament and the law, political ideas and social control are dealt with in turn by Mark Godfrey, James Burns and Alastair Mann. Finally, parliament's own procedures are also discussed by Alastair Mann. The History of the Scottish Parliament: Parliament in Context offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the workings and significance of this important institution to the history of late medieval and early modern Scotland.

Author : Charles Beem
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350307179

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Queenship in Early Modern Europe by Charles Beem Pdf

Offering a fascinating survey of European queenship from 1500-1800, with each chapter beginning with a discussion of the archetypal queens of Western, Central, Northern, and Eastern Europe, Charles Beem explores the particular nature of the regional forms and functions of queenship – including consorts, queens regnant, dowagers and female regents – while interrogating our understanding of the dynamic operations of queenship as a transnational phenomenon in European history. Incorporating detailed discussions of gender and material culture, this book encourages both instructors and student readers to engage in meaningful further research on queenship. This is an excellent overview of an exciting area of historical research and is the perfect companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of History with an interest in queens and queenship.

Author : Retha M. Warnicke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781134436064

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Mary Queen of Scots by Retha M. Warnicke Pdf

"Scholars now have Warnicke to use as their chief one volume study of Mary" Julian Goodare, University of Edinburgh In this biography of one of the most intriguing figures of early modern European history, Retha Warnicke, widely regarded as a leading historian on Tudor queenship, offers a fresh interpretation of the life of Mary Stuart, popularly known as Mary Queen of Scots. Setting Mary's life within the context of the cultural and intellectual climate of the time and bringing to life the realities of being a female monarch in the sixteenth century, Warnicke also examines Mary's three marriages, her constant ill health and her role in numerous plots and conspiracies. Placing Mary within the context of early modern gender relations, Warnicke reveals the challenges that faced her and the forces that worked to destroy her. This highly readable and fascinating study will pour fresh light on the much-debated life of a central figure of the sixteenth century, providing a new interpretation of Mary Stuart's impact on politics, gender and nationhood in the Tudor era.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047433736

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Sixteenth-Century Scotland by Anonim Pdf

This is a collection of essays on the political, cultural and religious history of Scotland in the era of the Renaissance and Reformation.

Author : Andy King,Claire Etty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137491558

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England and Scotland, 1286-1603 by Andy King,Claire Etty Pdf

On a stormy night in 1286, a man fell off his horse and broke his neck, setting two kingdoms on a 300-year course of war. Edward I seized the opportunity to pursue English claims to overlordship of Scotland; William Wallace and Robert Bruce headed the 'patriotic' resistance. Their collision shaped the history, politics and nationhood of the two realms, and dragged in a third with the formation of the Franco-Scottish Auld Alliance. It also created a unique society on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border. What prevented peace from breaking out? And how, at the dawn of the seventeenth century, could a Scottish king succeed, peacefully and unopposed, to the Auld Enemy's throne? Andy King and Claire Etty trace the fractious relationship between England and Scotland from the death of Alexander III to the accession of James VI as James I of England. Spanning medieval and early modern history, this book is the ideal starting point for students studying Anglo-Scottish relations up to the Union.

Author : Estelle Paranque,Nate Probasco,Claire Jowitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319571591

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Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe by Estelle Paranque,Nate Probasco,Claire Jowitt Pdf

This collection brings together essays examining the international influence of queens, other female rulers, and their representatives from 1450 through 1700, an era of expanding colonial activity and sea trade. As Europe rose in prominence geopolitically, a number of important women—such as Queen Elizabeth I of England, Catherine de Medici, Caterina Cornaro of Cyprus, and Isabel Clara Eugenia of Austria—exerted influence over foreign affairs. Traditionally male-dominated spheres such as trade, colonization, warfare, and espionage were, sometimes for the first time, under the control of powerful women. This interdisciplinary volume examines how they navigated these activities, and how they are represented in literature. By highlighting the links between female power and foreign affairs, Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe contributes to a fuller understanding of early modern queenship.