Kings, Usurpers, and Concubines in the 'Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles'

• Main Author: McDonald, R. Andrew (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Europe-History-476-1492.; Great Britain-History.; Books-History.; Social history.; History of Medieval Europe.; History of Britain and Ireland.; History of the Book.; Social History.

"Shines a critical light on a rather shadowy period of history. The historical heroes and villains of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles are characters worthy of any modern fantasy TV drama. Andrew McDonald's usual academic rigour untangles the reality from the myth, leaving an important ref...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: A Medieval Manx Game of Thrones
• The Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles
• Heroes: The Manx Sea Kings Descended from Godred Crovan
• Villains: Rivals for the Kingdom: Somerled and his Descendants and the Scottish Kings
• Women in the Chronicles
• Rightful Kings, Usurpers, Feud and Murder in the Chronicles.-The Deeds of the Brothers Reginald and Olaf: The Key to Understanding the Chronicles.-Conclusions.