The Campbells, 1250-1513

by Stephen Ian Boardman

Book Overview

If not perhaps the most popular Highland clan, the Campbells are undoubtedly one of the most successful. The Campbell earls of Argyll have traditionally enjoyed a rather unsavoury historical reputation, viewed by their rivals with a mixture of fear, envy and respect. The spectacular advance of Campbell power in the medieval Scottish kingdom has normally been explained in terms of the family's ruthless and duplicitous suppression of their fellow-Gaels...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859767248
• ISBN13: 9780859767248
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: John Donald Publishers
• Length: 400 Pages