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The Scottish Middle March, 1573-1625: Power, Kinship, Allegiance
Anna Groundwater
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The Scottish Borders experienced dramatic change on James VI's succession to the throne of England: where characteristically hostile Anglo-Scottish relations had encouraged cross-border raiding, James was to prosecute a newly consistent pacification of crime in the region. This volume explores his actions in the Middle March, the shires of Roxburgh, Peebles and Selkirk, by examining governmental processes and structures of power there both before and after Union. It suggests that James utilised existing networks of authority, with the help of a largely co-operative Borders elite that remained in place after 1603; kinship and alliance helped to form these networks, and ... Read more
The Scottish Borders experienced dramatic change on James VI's succession to the throne of England: where characteristically hostile Anglo-Scottish relations had encouraged cross-border raiding, James was to prosecute a newly consistent pacification of crime in the region. This volume explores his actions in the Middle March, the shires of Roxburgh, Peebles and Selkirk, by examining governmental processes and structures of power there both before and after Union. It suggests that James utilised existing networks of authority, with the help of a largely co-operative Borders elite that remained in place after 1603; kinship and alliance helped to form these networks, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838388
SKU
V9781843838388
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99-50
About Anna Groundwater
Anna Groundwater lectures in British and Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh..
Reviews for The Scottish Middle March, 1573-1625: Power, Kinship, Allegiance
This book is a window into the ways that the monarch, government and local power brokers were able to create stability. It reconsiders Borders history from a Scottish perspective, while forming a crucial piece of the scholarship on Britishness. HISTORY SCOTLAND Should be read by those interested in the history of borderlands. NORTHERN HISTORY This careful ... Read more