Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780198749202
Subjects: State, the; Scotland, history
Description: This study of Scottish royal government in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries uses untapped legal evidence to set out a new narrative of governmental development. Between 1124 and 1290, the way in which kings of Scots ruled their kingdom transformed. By 1290 accountable officials, a system of royal courts, and complex common law procedures had all been introduced, none of which could have been envisaged in 1124.