num_pages: 480
description: This volume is the third of a five-volume definitive history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of its natural landscape through prehistory and modern times. The reassessment of the island’s medieval legacy explored here highlights the island’s position as a hub of English, Scottish, Irish and Norwegian power politics as well as it considers the complex nexus of interrelationships—linguistic, economic, and political—that linked the various peoples of the British Isles and Scandinavia.The reassessment of the medieval legacy of Man highlights the island's position as a cockpit of English, Scottish, Irish and Norwegian power-politics, exploring the multi-cultural traditions of Man, and reassessing the role it was to play throughout the medieval period as a focal point in a complex nexus of inter-relationships (linguistic, economic, ecclesiastical, political, military and so forth) which linked the various peoples of the British Isles and Scandinavia. By bringing together the fruits of the labours of several scholars of international repute, some of whom are resident on the island, the comprehensive analysis provided in this volume marks a significant advance in the current level of understanding Manx history in the Middle Ages, forming a body of knowledge that will be of benefit both to Manx people and to the wider readership beyond its shores. Because of the specific requirements of documentary research in the medieval period, most of the work has been carried out by authorities in the field as an extension of their existing interests.
language: English
title: A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 3: The Medieval Period, 1000 - 1406
titlecomplete: A New History of the Isle of Man, Volume 3: The Medieval Period, 1000 - 1406
ratings_count: 2
places: Isle of Man
publisher: Liverpool University Press