This book tells the story about the life and times of the Scottish people during the Reformation

The Scottish People 1490-1625
By Maureen M Meikle
lulu.com 2014
ISBN-10: 1291518002
ISBN-13: 978-1291518009

ABSTRACT:

The Scottish People, 1490-1625 is one of the most comprehensive texts ever written on Scottish History at the time of the reformation

All geographical areas of Scotland are covered from the Borders, through the Lowlands to the Gàidhealtachd and the Northern Isles.

The chapters look at society and the economy, Women and the family, International relations: war, peace and diplomacy, Law and order: the local administration of justice in the localities, Court and country: the politics of government, The Reformation: preludes, persistence and impact, Culture in Renaissance Scotland: education, entertainment, the arts and sciences, and Renaissance architecture: the rebuilding of Scotland. In many past general histories there was a relentless focus upon the elite, religion and politics.

These are key features of any medieval and early modern history books, but The Scottish People looks at less explored areas of early-modern Scottish History such as women, how the law operated, the lives of everyday folk, architecture, popular belief and culture.

In the words of the author this is “the kind of comprehensive text that I would have liked to have at my elbow when I was and undergraduate in the 1980s.