The making of Scotland
3 total works
Driscoll explores a period of revolution in Scotland which established a new nation. The royal palaces and burial sites of the kings of Strathclyde and the great inaugurations of Scone in an age of pageantry, power and ambition are covered.
This work examines what life was like in the new communities founded by David I in the 12th century, such as Perth, Aberdeen, Elgin, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It looks at houses, clothes and lifestyles, and also in relation to the religious houses which played such an important part in their life.
This title explores the new way of life brought to the Scottish medieval countryside by feudalism, the threat of revolution, and the spread of Benedictine monasticism. It focuses on the day-to-day activities of farming, peat extraction, woodland management, milling, malting, baking and brewing.