num_pages: 358
description: The Black Douglases examines aristocratic power and its place in Scottish political society through the greatest and most notorious magnate dynasty of late medieval Scotland. Emphasizing the link between warfare and political power, author Michael brown analyzes the rise and fall of the family as the dominant magnates of the south, from the deeds of the Good Sir James Douglas in the service of Bruce to the violent destruction of the Douglas earls in the 1450,s
language: English
title: The Black Douglases: War and Lordship in Medieval Scotland, 1300 - 1455
titlecomplete: The Black Douglases: War and Lordship in Medieval Scotland, 1300 - 1455
characters: Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, James II, King of Scots, Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas, William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas, Robert I, King of Scots
genres: Medieval, History, Scotland, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 32
places: Scotland
publisher: Barnes & Noble