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Britain and Ireland, 900–1300

Insular Responses to Medieval European Change

Brendan Smith editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:1st Jun '06

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A volume of essays on the medieval history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish.

There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements. This book brings together work on how these relations developed in the Middle Ages.There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements and to become more fully integrated into Europe. This book brings together work on how these relations developed between 900 and 1300, a period crucial for the formation of national identities. The conquest of England by the Normans and the subsequent growth in English power required the inhabitants of Britain and Ireland to reassess their dealings with each other. Old ties were broken and new ones formed. Economic change, the influence of chivalry, the transmission of literary motifs, and questions of aristocratic identity are among the topics tackled here by leading scholars from Britain, Ireland and North America. Little has been published hitherto on this subject, and the book marks a major contribution to a topic of lasting interest.

'Brendan Smith and the contributors are to be praised for their contributions to an increasingly important field of inquiry. This is a volume in which many will find much of value.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

ISBN: 9780521026611

Dimensions: 226mm x 150mm x 18mm

Weight: 455g

300 pages