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In contrast to most of Scotland, the north-western coast and the islands beyond were a region of mixed culture and political control until well into the sixteenth century. The divergent influences of Celtic and Scandinavian culture were more marked here than in the evolving mainland kingdom of Scotland. This was a physically remote region of substantial autonomy under its own dynasties. Timothy Venning explores the whole of the Lordship of the Isles at its widest extent, under Somerled mac Gillebride (c. 1130 to 1164), encompassing the kingdom of Man during its independent history, plus the mainland domains of Somerled's family in the Western Highlands. He also covers the Jarldom of Orkney, a Scandinavian lordship divided between Scotland and Norway in its allegiance until the later fifteenth century. This book traces the complex story of the kings and lesser lords who ruled the region and the continuing autonomy of the area's clans until the catastrophe of 1745-46, when those clans loyal to their traditional sovereigns were decimated for backing the Stuart invasion. The London government then suppressed an entire culture. The story shows the dynamics of a richly varied world that grew up alongside and yet was alien to centralised modern Britain.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Plný název: Lords of the Isles
• Autor: Timothy Venning
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 256
• EAN: 9781445644851
• ISBN: 1445644851
• ID: 09201093
• Nakladatelství: Amberley Publishing
• Hmotnost: 322 g
• Rozměry: 236 × 158 × 23 mm
• Datum vydání: 15. June 2015

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