Abstract
The Scottish kingdom has often been portrayed as standing at the periphery of late medieval Europe. However, the events of 1448 to 1450 demonstrate that the Scots were capable of projecting their interests effectively at the courts of European rulers. These years witnessed the start of the final phase of the Hundred Years War culminating in the conquest of Normandy and Gascony by the French crown. Scottish historians have placed considerable stress on the marriage of King James II to Marie of Guelders in 1449 as an example of interactions between Scotland and European courtly life. This article demonstrates the interconnections between Anglo-Scottish warfare in the Borders, marriage diplomacy, the rapidly changing situation in the French kingdom, and the internal politics of Scotland. It shows that Scots and the Scottish kingdom were active participants in a wider political world at a defining point in European history.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-21 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Scottish Historical Review |
| Volume | 98 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 26 Mar 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Scotland
- France
- Fifteenth century
- King James II
- Hundred Years War
Access to Document
- WAR MARRIAGE TOURNAMENT
Copyright © The Scottish Historical Review Trust 2019. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.3366/shr.2019.0377
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Michael Hunter Brown
- School of History - Professor of Scottish History
- St Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies
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