num_pages: 255
description: Few kings more than David I deserve the reputation as maker of his kingdom. Although he is overshadowed in popular memory by his descendant the later saviour of Scotland Robert Bruce it was David who laid the foundations of the medieval Scottish monarchy and set in motion the changes that created the kingdom that vied with England for mastery of the British Isles. In a reign spanning nearly three decades (112453) David moved his kingdom from the periphery towards the heart of medieval European civilization.
language: English
title: David I: The King Who Made Scotland
publisher: Tempus