Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Author’s Note xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Constructing Continuity: Four Nations Imagine Their Beginnings 32
9. Part I The Politics of Autochthony
10. Introduction 77
11. 2 For Freedom Alone: The Scottish Independence Referendum 80
12. 3 2016 and All That: Brexit 96
13. 4 Freiheit statt Vögte: The Swiss National-Conservatives 112
14. Part II The Others of National Medievalism
15. Introduction 139
16. 5 Masculine Middle Ages: Gender 143
17. 6 In Strange Lands: Race, Ethnicity, Immigration 172
18. Conclusion: The Demands of the Past 208
19. Afterword: National Medievalism in the Age of COVID-19 213
20. Bibliography 217
21. Index 241