The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard, C.1100-c.1336Tuckwell Press, 1997 - 280 pages Drawing on a variety of sources, this very readable narrative deals with three major and closely interrelated themes: first, the existence of the Isles and coastal mainland as a kingdom from c.1100 to 1266; second, the rulers of the region, Somerled and his descendants, the MacDougalls, MacDonalds, and MacRuairis; and third, the often complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway and England. |
Contents
The Historical | 21 |
The Age of Somerled 11001164 | 43 |
The MacSorleys 11641249 | 68 |
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The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland's Western Seaboard c.1100-1336 R. Andrew McDonald Limited preview - 2008 |
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A. A. M. Duncan Abbey Alexander of Argyll Anglo-Norman Angus Mór Angus Óg Annals Balliol Barbour Barrow battle bishop Bute Castle Celtic charter Chron Chronicle church Clan Donald contemporary death descendants of Somerled diocese document Dublin Dugald Duncan and Brown Dunstaffnage earl early Edinburgh Edward England English king evidence Ewen feudal Fordun G. W. S. Barrow Gaelic galleys Galloway Godfrey granted Hebridean Hebrides Highlands History of Argyll Ibid Iona Ireland Irish Sea islands Islay John of Argyll King Hakon king of Scots Kintyre Knapdale lands Loch London lord lordship MacDonald MacDougalls MacHeth MacRuairi MacSorleys Magnus mainland Malcolm Manx kings Medieval Middle Ages monastery Mull Norse Norway Norwegian Olaf Orkney Paisley Ragnvald Ranald record region Robert Bruce royal Ruairi rulers Saddell Scotland Scottish Scottish king Scottish kingdom Skye Somerled Somerled's sources St Columba Tarbert territories thirteenth century Treaty of Perth twelfth century Viking West Western Isles western seaboard