History (School of)
The School of History in the University of St Andrews is one of the country's leading centres for historical research. The School has particular research strengths in the following areas: Mediaeval History, Middle Eastern History (incl. Iranian History), French History, German History, Scottish History, Reformation History and Intellectual History.
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Twilight of the princes : the fall and afterlife of monarchy in southern Germany, 1918-1934
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis is a comparative investigation into the afterlives and legacies of dynastic monarchy in southern Germany. Within a few days in November 1918, Germany’s monarchical edifice collapsed, suddenly and completely. ... -
Livery and dule : dressing life and death in the late medieval Scottish royal household
(University of St Andrews, 2021-07-01) - ThesisThis thesis examines the use of meaningful and symbolic dress at the late medieval Scottish royal court, arguing that group displays of colour-coded clothing, exemplified by livery and mourning dress, played key political ... -
Out for a walk : pedestrian practices & British preservationism, c.1850 - 1950
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis thesis evaluates the connections between rural walking, modernity, and preservationism in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain. During this period, the expressed practices of rural walking were overt ... -
Scottish colonization before Darien : opportunities and opposition in the union of the crowns
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-02) - ThesisThis thesis aims to provide a detailed account of Scottish colonisation efforts in the seventeenth century. In the first place, it seeks to provide an update to the only book-length study of the topic, George Pratt Insh’s ... -
Politics, policy and power : the Marcher lords and the English crown in the March of Wales, 1254-1272
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisThis thesis is a study of Marcher lords between 1254 and 1272. Those studied include: the Bigod earls of Norfolk; the de Clare earls of Gloucester and Hertford; the de Bohun earls of Hereford and Essex; the Mortimer lords ...
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