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Gender influenced every aspect of life in medieval and early modern Scotland. This collection illuminates how gendered expectations and experiences shaped people's relationships with where they lived, what they believed and how they exercised power.Showcasing new work by an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, essays in this collection draw upon a wide range of sources to present familiar topics in original ways, while opening up unexpected vistas for our historical sight.Essays range from innovative interpretations of famous people and well-known events to examinations of the thoughts and activities of ordinary Scots, with consideration also for how people from the past are publicly commemorated today. Together, they demonstrate the centrality of gender in the shaping of Scottish history.
Contents
List of Figures
Notes on Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction 'Engendering Scottish History for the Medieval and Early Modern Periods' by Cathryn Spence, Janay Nugent and Mairi Cowan
Part I: Place
Chapter 1. 'Mary, Queen of Scots, Three Noblewomen and a Fife "Murder Mystery"' by Jane E.A. Dawson
Chapter 2. '"Scottish Portias" Revisited: Women in the courts in early modern Scottish towns' by Rebecca Mason
Chapter 3. 'Punching Back Against Patriarchy: The story of Jean Weir' by Michael F. Graham
Chapter 4. 'Always at the Gate? Unlocking medieval women's stories in modern-day Edinburgh' by Rachel M. Delman
Part II: Faith
Chapter 5. '"She displays by her speeches": Marion Walker, Catholic speech and local resistance in early modern Glasgow' by Daniel MacLeod
Chapter 6. 'Memory and Materiality: John Knox and the resilience of relic-thinking in the continuity and gender of cult in late medieval and early modern Perth, Scotland' by Mark A. Hall
Chapter 7. '"She-zealots" and "Satanesses": Women, patriarchy and the covenanting movement' by Michelle D. Brock
Chapter 8. 'Emotion, Authority and Griefwork in the Spiritual Poetry of Lilias Skene' by Sarah Dunnigan
Part III: Politics
Chapter 9. 'Displaying Support for Women's Lineage: Late medieval seals and family identity' by Rachel Meredith Davis
Chapter 10. 'Another Damsel in Distress? Katherine Beaumont, a disinherited noblewoman in fourteenth-century Scotland' by Iain A. MacInnes and Morvern French
Chapter 11. 'Negotiating Youth, Old Age and Manhood: A comparative approach to late medieval Scottish kingship' by Lucy Dean
Chapter 12. 'Sons and Daughters, Mothers and Mercenaries: Agency and agenda in the cross-North Channel context c.1550-c.1600' by Alison Cathcart
Conclusion 'New Vistas and the Future for Scottish Gender History' by Cathryn Spence, Janay Nugent and Mairi Cowan
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