Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps, Genealogical Tables and Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. General Editor’s Preface ix
6. Introduction 1
7. PART ONE: THE SCOTTISH REALM (1214-86)
8. Chapter 1 King and Kingdom 7
9. Chapter 2 Alexander II 21
10. Chapter 3 Alexander III 44
11. Chapter 4 The Sea Kings 68
12. Chapter 5 Lords and Communities: Political Society in the Thirteenth Century 89
13. Chapter 6 Church and Realm 114
14. Chapter 7 Scotland and the Anglo-French World 135
15. PART TWO: WAR AND THE RESHAPING OF SCOTLAND (1286-1371)
16. Chapter 8 The Crisis of Kingship (1286-96) 157
17. Chapter 9 The Scottish Wars (1297-1314) 179
18. Chapter 10 Robert I 210
19. Chapter 11 The War of the Three Kings (1332-57) 232
20. Chapter 12 Lord of the Isles 255
21. Chapter 13 Europe and the Scottish Wars 274
22. Chapter 14 Allegiance and Identity 291
23. Chapter 15 The Legacy of War: Scotland in the 1360s 316
24. Conclusion. A United Kingdom? 342
25. Table of Events 346
26. Guide to Further Reading 352
27. Bibliography 357
28. Index 368