Books : James IV (Stewart Dynasty in Scotland)
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by: Norman Macdougall
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 941
EAN: 9781862320062
ISBN: 1862320063
Label: Tuckwell Press
Manufacturer: Tuckwell Press
Number Of Pages: 350
Publication Date: November 29, 1997
Publisher: Tuckwell Press
Sales Rank: 1781106
Studio: Tuckwell Press
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James IV is the best-known of all the late medieval Scottish rulers. Widely praised by his contemporaries, he combined the qualities of successful medieval monarch with a wide interest in the arts and sciences, while remaining acutely conscious of the need to enhance the prestige of his dynasty throughout Europe. This excellent study examines all aspects of James IV's sovereignty, explains his popularity and his highly successful kingship, and assesses the reasons for the disastrous end to the reign when the king and a large population of the Scottish nobility were eliminated in a single afternoon in 1513 at Flodden.
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Rating: - Intricately detailed.............
I purchased this book hoping to further understand the reign of James IV of Scotland and the events that led up to Flodden Field. Norman MacDougall certainly provides this information in, what is often, excruciating detail. Mainly focusing on government operation, political in-fighting, and clan rivalries of late 15th and early 16th centuries, MacDougall throws a plethora of Scottish earls, bishops, and burghers into the mix and the reader is highly challenged to keep it all straight. If one is ... Read More
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