Britain and Ireland, 9001300 Insular Responses to Medieval European Change [Paperback]

A volume of essays on the medieval history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish.There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements and to become more fully integrated into Europe. This book brings together the latest work on how these relations developed between 900 and 1300, a period crucial for the formation of national identities. Little has been published hitherto on this subject, and the book marks a major contribution to a topic of lasting interest.There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements and to become more fully integrated into Europe. This book brings together the latest work on how these relations developed between 900 and 1300, a period crucial for the formation of national identities. Little has been published hitherto on this subject, and the book marks a major contribution to a topic of lasting interest.There is a growing interest in the history of relations among the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements and to become more fully integrated into Europe. This book brings together the latest work on how these relations developed between 900 and 1300, a period crucial for the formation of national identities. Little has been published hitherto on this subject, and the book marks a major contribution to a topic of lasting interest.Contributors; Preface; 1. The effect of Scandinavian raiders on the English and Irish churches: a preliminary reassessment Alfred P. Smyth; 2. The changing economy of the Irish sea province Benjamin T. Hudson; 3. Cults of Irish, Scottish and Welsh saints in twelfth-century England Robert Bartlett; 4. Sea-divided Gaels? constructing relationships between Irish and l"