STONES (E. L. G.). Anglo-Scottish Relations 1174–1328. Some - Lot 282

STONES (E. L. G.). Anglo-Scottish Relations 1174–1328. Some Selected Documents. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1970. Large 8vo. Publisher’s binding in full gray cloth, title in gold on the spine. An important scholarly publication devoted to the political, diplomatic, and military relations between England and Scotland from the Treaty of Falaise (1174) through the early decades of the Scottish Wars of Independence. Edited by E. L. G. Stones, professor of medieval history at the University of Glasgow and a recognized specialist in Anglo-Scottish sources, this volume brings together a selection of fundamental documents presented in their original languages and accompanied by translations, introductions, and critical commentary. The work brings together charters, royal letters, diplomatic acts, feudal homage oaths, correspondence, and administrative documents that shed light on the complex relations between the crowns of England and Scotland during the Plantagenet era. Documents relating to William the Lion, Alexander II, Alexander III, John Balliol, Edward I, and the events leading up to the Scottish Wars of Independence occupy a central place in the volume. This edition remains a standard reference for the study of British medieval history to this day, thanks to the quality of its critical apparatus and the rigor of its transcription and translation work. A fine copy in its original publisher’s full gray cloth binding. Very slight signs of wear. Interior is fresh and well-preserved. A reference work on the medieval history of Great Britain, indispensable for researchers and enthusiasts of Anglo-Scottish history from the 12th and 13th centuries.