War and Governance in Scotland, 1543-1559 : Destruction, Reconstruction and Reform

Blakeway, Amy

Edinburgh University Press（2026/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781399533966

Full Description

Drawing from local archives alongside national and international records, this book argues that warfare was the defining feature of government and politics in Scotland for the two decades following the death of James V. It demonstrates that beyond the direct effects of invasion, the need to raise unprecedented taxation, as well as warfare's secondary consequences, such as plague and price inflation, disrupted communities throughout Scotland, engendering enhanced social control. These effects endured for many years after the peace of 1550: new laws were passed to manage those who had collaborated with the invaders and taxation remained high.

​​​​​​​The post-war decade was one of reconstruction, and it was this which drove religious reformation in 1559-60. The book shows that appreciating the scale of the crown's ambition places the Scottish state's development closer to that of its European counterparts.

Contents

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Conventions
List of Abbreviations

Introduction: War, Destruction, Reconstruction and Reform

Part I. War: Scotland, 1543-1550

1. Councils, consultation and Cohesion
2. Resourcing the War Effort
3. Control and Urban Communities

Part II. Reconstruction: Scotland, 1550-1559

4. Recompense and Reintegration
5. Prices and Privileges
6. Taxes and Tensions

Conclusion: 'A Furious War'

Appendix A Taxation, January 1543-April 1550
Appendix B The 1555 burgh tax reallocation scheme
Appendix C Edinburgh Burgess and guild entries, 1532-1561
Appendix D Taxation, May 1550-December 1559

Bibliography
Index