![]() this is an excellent textbook which must surely be a first recommendation for students, or for the general reader coming to medieval Scottish history for the first time.' History, 'One of the major strengths of this book is Dr Barrell's deep knowledge of contemporary sources and of the latest published research. ![]() ![]() ‘One of the major strengths of this book is Dr Barrell’s deep knowledge of contemporary sources and of the latest published research … this is an excellent textbook which must surely be a first recommendation for students, or for the general reader coming to medieval Scottish history for the first time.’History, "it would be difficult to find fault with the content of this textbook as a whole Barrell has included the essentials, given the time and space limitations he was working with." Albion, 'One of the major strengths of this book is Dr Barrell's deep knowledge of contemporary sources and of the latest published research … this is an excellent textbook which must surely be a first recommendation for students, or for the general reader coming to medieval Scottish history for the first time.' History, 'One of the major strengths of this book is Dr Barrell's deep knowledge of contemporary sources and of the latest published research. ![]()
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