The Power of Pedigree: The Stewart Dynasty and the Foundations of Royal Authority (Katie Stevenson)
This project provides a new understanding of the ways in which history was created and utilised in late medieval Scotland – a key period in the nation’s past, when it was fully independent and a significant power in Europe. It concentrates on the period between the accession of the first Stewart king in 1371 and 1562, shortly after the return to Scotland of Mary Queen of Scots. The project...