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Comment on February 2012 – Women in the Ragman Roll, pt. 1 by arturo

arturo — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:26:30 +0000

Hi there, how can I quote this article?

Best regards,

Arturo

Comment on New Perspectives Conference – 23 August 2013 by ‘New Perspectives on the Scottish Wars of Independence’, 23 August « Henry III Fine Rolls: Blog

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:24:26 +0000

[…] Several members of the Fine Rolls team headed to the beautiful surroundings of Glasgow university on 23 August for the finale of the Breaking of Britain project, the ‘New Perspectives on the Scottish Wars of Independence’ conference. Funded by the AHRC, the project has brought together investigators from the Universities of Glasgow (Dauvit Broun), Lancaster (Keith Stringer) and King’s (David Carpenter), who have headed a project team exploring the thirteenth-century background to the Wars of Independence. One of the major themes of the day was the burdens and benefits of English government in northern England in the thirteenth century. Using evidence from the Fine Rolls, David Carpenter showed how people in the northern counties of England benefited from the English king’s provision of justice, although they found the amercements and taxes imposed on them from Westminster incredibly burdensome, especially in comparison with the lighter hand of the king of Scots. Richard Cassidy discussed the sheriffs of northern England, who included the notorious William Heron (whom Matthew Paris dubbed ‘the hammer of the poor’), while Beth Hartland introduced the People of Northern England database (PoNE), one of the project’s major outcomes. The conference also addressed the influence of English politics and ideas in Scotland: John Reuben Davies, who has been preparing a stratigraphic edition of the Chronicle of Melrose as part of the Breaking of Britain project, looked at the chronicle’s coverage of England; Fergus Oakes discussed the involvement of Scottish personnel in the English civil war of 1258-65; and Sophie Ambler looked at the possible influence of Montfortian ideas on the actions of the Scottish barons and bishops who took power from King John Balliol in 1295. Sarah Tebbit rounded off the day by considering how the Scots crafted their case against Edward I in the early fourteenth century. The full conference programme can be found here. […]

Comment on June 2013 – A new letter of Robert I to Edward II by Andy Steel

Andy Steel — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:42:15 +0000

As an aside, in Marlowe’s ‘Edward II’ (1590ish), Gaveston’s Scottish campaigns are completely ignored. But Edward does mention at one point that ‘we hear Lord Bruce doth sell his land’ (Act 3 Sc.1, l.54); it is frivolous but tempting to speculate that, the diminution of King Robert to a mere Lord notwithstanding, the relationship between the two extended to convenient land sales. At any rate, Marlowe certainly didn’t consider them close enough to warrant more than a passing mention of the Scots campaigns in his works; if Robert wanted parity, literary history, at least, has let him down.

Comment on June 2013 – A new letter of Robert I to Edward II by Letter of Robert the Bruce - Medieval Histories

Letter of Robert the Bruce - Medieval Histories — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:19:59 +0000

[…] Describing the letter Dauvit Broun reports that “Bruce’s tone is extremely conciliatory; he seems to be offering to do anything possible to establish peace. However, he is nonetheless plainly addressing Edward as one king to another. There is no doubt that the bottom line here is that Edward should recognise Robert as king of the Scots.” […]

Comment on June 2013 – A new letter of Robert I to Edward II by David Brown

David Brown — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 09:30:46 +0000

Fascinating ….. Thank you so much Dauvit. I look forward to the features. I wonder if Alex Salmond writes with such considered diplomacy to David Cameron. Robert was a sophisticated tactician. I wonder the effect of such double-edged passive-aggressive prose on Edward. It is almost as if Robert is making a point of drawing attention to Edward’s violence within a syrupy tone of a sycophant. A one-finger salut in a velvet glove. Did he intend it as a legal evidence to show some court how reasonable he is and how aggressive Edward?Mounting a dosier of Evidence for the Pope to read perhaps?

Comment on October 2012 – The ‘War Clause’ in Charters by Ian Crawford

Ian Crawford — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:27:44 +0000

While it may not represent an act with a “war clause”, the remission of John Barclay of Crawford in favor of Malise of Menteith (Fraser, Menteith no. 18; PoMS 3/83/20) seems a retroactive application of the same concept.

Comment on People of Medieval Scotland website launch! by abeamfrazier

abeamfrazier — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:04:10 +0000

Thanks Linda, We’re so glad this has been helpful for you. Best wishes, the PoMS team

Comment on People of Medieval Scotland launched! by abeamfrazier

abeamfrazier — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:03:10 +0000

Thanks so much, Eleane. We’re glad that the website can be of use to you and your family. Best wishes, the PoMS team

Comment on People of Medieval Scotland launched! by eleane christy

eleane christy — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:17:24 +0000

i just wanted to say thank you for deciding to make this website. My family are descendant of John “Red” Comyn and have had difficulty in locating information on him and I am eager to see all the new information that is put in.
Sincerely
Eleane

Comment on September 2011 – New information on Wallace and the Guardians by Vxfsts

Vxfsts — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:48:58 +0000

I believe William Wallace was crucial, even if he did need noble backing. He was the most consistent fighter for Scottish Independence who lived longer than Murray etc. It is also impossible to know who out of Murray and Wallace came up with the tactics for Stirling Bridge, or whose idea it was to open up trade with Germany etc.

Very interesting finds though.