Earls and Earldoms in Medieval Scotland

Sheds new light on how the structure of Scotland as a kingdom and political society changed during the medieval period.Medieval Scotland was defined not just as a kingdom but as a collection of provinces, such as Fife, Angus, Atholl, Buchan and Moray; they were deeply-rooted and are still well-known today. In many of these provinces, some sense of leadership became embodied in a single lord, descr...