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Few kings deserve more than David I the reputation as maker' of his kingdom. Although overshadowed in popular memory by his descendant, the later saviour' of Scotland, Robert Bruce, it was David who laid the foundations of the medieval Scottish monarchy and set in train the changes that created the kingdom that vied with England for mastery of the British Isles. In a reign spanning nearly three decades, David moved his kingdom from the periphery towards the heart of European civilisation.

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      Publisher: The History Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 11/08/2008
      ISBN13: 9780752446721, 978-0752446721
      ISBN10: 075244672X
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      Biography Biography: royalty History European history: medieval period, middle ages

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      Book Synopsis

      Few kings deserve more than David I the reputation as maker' of his kingdom. Although overshadowed in popular memory by his descendant, the later saviour' of Scotland, Robert Bruce, it was David who laid the foundations of the medieval Scottish monarchy and set in train the changes that created the kingdom that vied with England for mastery of the British Isles. In a reign spanning nearly three decades, David moved his kingdom from the periphery towards the heart of European civilisation.

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