Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles' / Psychology and Our Planet (PDF)
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"Shines a critical light on a rather shadowy period of history. The historical heroes and villains of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles are characters worthy of any modern fantasy TV drama. Andrew McDonald's usual academic rigour untangles the reality from the myth, leaving an important reference work and a thoroughly readable story."
- Allison Fox, Curator: Archaeology, Manx National Heritage
"R. Andrew McDonald turns a case-study of the thirteenth-century manuscript chronicling the hero-kings of Man and the Isles into a thoughtful, coherent, and convincing elucidation of what he pithily terms 'the deadly game of Manx thrones' from roughly 1079 to 1275. The book is equal parts scholarly and accessible - a difficult balance to achieve. This is a stimulating and highly-recommended read."
- K. S. Whetter, Acadia University, Canada
"An important contribution to European and Atlantic history with its fresh examination of the kingdom of Man and the Isles.R. Andrew McDonald's new reading of the source materials leads to an ambitious interpretation of the events from the kingdom's origins to its loss of independence. He gives particular attention to the fraught political maneuverings of the mid-thirteenth century as the rulers of the Isles attempted to maintain their independence in the face of plotting by the kings of Norway, England, and Scotland to add the island kingdom to their respective realms. McDonald's use of multiple methodologies combined with a close reading of the primary records illuminates the history of a significant, but neglected, region of Europe."
- Benjamin Hudson, Pennsylvania State University, USA
R. Andrew McDonald is Professor of History at Brock University in St. Catharines, Canada. He is author of several books and many articles and book chapters on medieval Manx, Hebridean and Scottish history, including Kingdom of the Isles (1997), Outlaws of Medieval Scotland (2003), Manx kingship in its Irish Sea setting (2007) and The Sea Kings (forthcoming 2019).
- Autor: R. Andrew McDonald
- 2019, 1st ed. 2019, 98 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
- ISBN-10: 3030220265
- ISBN-13: 9783030220266
- Erscheinungsdatum: 26.09.2019
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