Bibliograph

The early Stewart kings, Robert II and Robert III, Stephen I. Boardman

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The early Stewart kings, Robert II and Robert III, Stephen I. Boardman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The early Stewart kings

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Stephen I. Boardman

Sub title

Robert II and Robert III

Summary

The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland series aims to bring the rich political heritage of late medieval and early modern Scotland before as wide a reading public as possible, with specialist authors writing for the general reader as well as the student or academic. This volume is number one in the series and is also the first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval Scotland's most famous and durable royal dynasty. Robert II, long regarded as a weak and ineffective king, pursued a determined political and propaganda campaign which largely overcame initial political opposition. Robert III was forced to engage in a long-term struggle with his brother Albany for control of the kingdom. Firmly based on contemporary documentary sources, Stephen Boardman's study examines the ways in which the unjustly poor reputations of both kings grew from later embellishments to contemporary political propaganda

Target audience

adult

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