Mael Coluim III, 'Canmore'

Winner of the Frank Watson Book PrizeThe legendary Scottish king Máel Coluim III, also known as ''Malcolm Canmore'', is often held to epitomise Scotland''s ''ancient Gaelic kings''. But Máel Coluim and his dynasty were in fact newcomers, and their legitimacy and status were far from secure at the beginning of his rule. Máel Coluim''s long reign from 1058 until 1093 coincided with the Norman Conque...