| Physical description |
255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of colour plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Revealing history. |
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Revealing history.
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| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography : pages 243-247. |
| Contents |
1 Mael Coluim mac Donnchada, Margaret and the Founding of the Canmore Dynasty 17 -- 2 Struggle for Scotland 1093-97 39 -- 3 Brother of the Queen 49 -- 4 Prince of the Cumbrian Region 59 -- 5 Stranger in a Strange Land? Succession and Challenge, 1124-34 73 -- 6 Conquest of the North 89 -- 7 Lord of the West 111 -- 8 War in England, 1135-39 121 -- 9 Saintly King 145 -- 10 'Scoto-Northumbrian' Realm, 1139-49 167 -- 11 David the Venerable, 1149-53 191 -- 12 Saint and Sinner - the Historical Reputation of David I 203. |
| Summary |
Considered to be one of the greatest of Scotland's medieval kings, David was never expected to succeed to the throne. Before coming to the throne David made a career for himself as an Anglo-Norman nobleman and made a good marriage and rich inheritance with many estates spreading from Normandy to northern England, as well as a principality of his own in southern Scotland. When David finally came to the Scottish throne in 1124 he faced a long and bitter struggle against rivals for the crown. David then set out to modernise the kingdom modelled along European lines. He continued to add to his kingdom including parts of Yorkshire and Lancaster, tipping the balance of power in Britain firmly in facour of the Scotts. |
| Subject |
David I, King of Scotland, approximately 1082-1153.
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Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Scotland -- History -- 1057-1603.
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| ISBN |
075242825X |
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