Medieval History
A database identifying over 15000 people in medieval Scotland has been officially launched. Paradox of Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286 draws on over 6000 charters to construct a unique data-base that provides biographical information about all known people in Scotland during that period.
Historians and researchers will be able to search or browse through 15,221 persons, which is just a small percentage of the estimated half-million residents of Scotland during the central Middle Ages. The database shows not only who they were, but gives an insight into how they related to each other as individuals, as different parts of society and as Gaels and non-Gaels.
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Medieval History
Medieval Scotland database launched
A database identifying over 15000 people in medieval Scotland has been officially launched. Paradox of Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286 draws on over 6000 charters to construct a unique data-base that provides biographical information about all known people in Scotland during that period.
Historians and researchers will be able to search or browse through 15,221 persons, which is just a small percentage of the estimated half-million residents of Scotland during the central Middle Ages. The database shows not only who they were, but gives an insight into how they related to each other as individuals, as different parts of society and as Gaels and non-Gaels.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- People Of Medieval Scotland Online Database Officially Launched
A new interactive online database, which will make thousands of the oldest documents in Scotland?s history available to the public, has been officially launched today during an event at the University of Glasgow. The People of Medieval Scotland (PoMS)...
- Medieval 'cursing Stone' Discovered On Scottish Island
An ancient stone thought to have been used for Christian prayers or curses has been uncovered on a Scottish island. A farm manager chanced upon Scotland's first known example of a bullaun stone on the Isle of Canna, in the Inner Hebrides. Dating from...
- Dozens Of Medieval Finds Reported In This Year?s Treasure Trove Of Scotland
The Scottish government has released the latest annual Treasure Trove report, which reveals several dozen new finds from the medieval period. The report, which covers the period 1 April 2010 ? 31 March 2011, details some of the exciting new archaeological...
- Research Uncovers Scotland?s Pottery Industry In The 12th Century
A team of researchers, funded by Historic Scotland, have discovered evidence of a much larger pottery industry in Scotland in the early 12th century than was previously documented. By applying new identification methods to determine the origin of Scottish...
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