Category Archives: Feature of the Month

August 2013 – The execution of William Wallace

The Execution of William Wallace: Saint Bartholomew’s Eve, Monday 23 August 1305  John Reuben Davies, Research Associate   William Wallace died on Monday 23 August 1305 at the Elms, an area of Smithfield in the City of London. The manner … Continue reading

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July 2013 – Edward I’s takeover of Scotland in 1291

An unsophisticated account of Edward’s takeover of Scotland in 1291[1] Dauvit Broun (PI) Attention was drawn in Ian Stone’s Feature of the Month for November 2012 (‘William Wallace: traitor to the king of Scotland?’) to how Edward I was referred … Continue reading

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June 2013 – A new letter of Robert I to Edward II

Letter of Robert I to Edward II, 1 October 1310[1] Dauvit Broun (PI) This Feature of the Month is about the recent discovery of a complete text of a letter from Robert I to Edward II. (An edition and translation … Continue reading

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April 2013 – Religious Houses and Property, 1296-1314

Surviving the War: Religious Houses and their Property between 1296 and 1314 Andrew Smith, Former Research Associate[1]   As briefly discussed in previous features of the month, Scotland’s abbeys and priories were seriously affected by the wars of independence. The … Continue reading

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March 2013 – The Northern Rebels of 1296, Part III

The Northern Rebels of 1296 Part III: Cumberland and Northumberland  Amanda Beam, Research Associate[1]   Part III of the feature on rebels looks at those who held lands in both Cumberland and Northumberland. As these seven cannot be definitively placed … Continue reading

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February 2013 – The Northern Rebels of 1296, Part II

The Northern Rebels of 1296 Part II: Northumberland  Amanda Beam, Research Associate[1] In Part II of this feature, we examine the rebels of Northumberland. There are a total of 44 rebels in this county, with another seven who held land … Continue reading

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January 2013 – Welshmen in Edward I’s army

Welshmen in the army of Edward I during the Scottish campaign of 1296 John Reuben Davies, Research Associate   One of the most important features of the People of Medieval Scotland, common to prosopographical databases, is the ability not only … Continue reading

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December 2012 – The Northern Rebels of 1296, Part I

The Northern Rebels of 1296 Part I: Cumberland  Amanda Beam, Research Associate   The outbreak of war between England and Scotland in 1296 was not simply a case of England versus Scotland. Many people, men and women, held lands on … Continue reading

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November 2012 – William Wallace, traitor?

William Wallace: traitor to the king of Scotland? Ian Stone, King’s College London   Liber de Antiquis Legibus has been much used by historians of the thirteenth century. It has been little used, however, by students of fourteenth-century events. The Liber … Continue reading

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October 2012 – The ‘War Clause’ in Charters

The ‘War Clause’ in Medieval Scottish Charters Andrew Smith (Hamburg; former Research Associate)[1]   The suggestion that a ‘war clause’ existed in medieval Scottish charters may strike some readers as odd. However, no designation is probably more appropriate to describe … Continue reading

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