'A sharp and incisive analysis of Scotland as a European society in the late middle ages. An excellent addition to this valuable series.' Michael Brown, University of St Andrews 'A fascinating portrait of the late medieval Scottish kingdom and the ways in which the new Bruce and Stewart dynasties establish and enhance their power as monarchs and players on the European stage.' Elizabeth Ewan, University of Guelph 'From political violence to performance of liturgy, Katie Stevenson leads us magisterially through the manifold facets of power and its exercise in medieval Scotland. In this ground-breaking study, she challenges long-cherished themes in our narrative of identity and nation-building, and explores the nature of authority and its legitimation in a new prescription for the 21st Century.' Richard Oram, University of Stirling How did kings influence and control Scotland after the Wars of Independence? Power and Propaganda is a thematic reflection on the political history of later medieval Scotland, considering the ways that power was expressed and renegotiated in a crucial period. It explores the nature and extent of the influence enjoyed by kings; their alliances and struggles with the elites of their kingdom; and the structures of governance through which the executive operated and was felt down to a local level. Late medieval Scotland is fertile ground for an examination of these themes as two new dynasties - the Bruces and the Stewarts - were charged with establishing their own legitimacy and authority. Katie Stevenson is a senior lecturer in late medieval history at the University of St Andrews and Director of the Institute of Scottish Historical Research. Her books include Chivalry and Knighthood in Scotland, 1424-1513 (2006) and The Herald in Late Medieval Europe (2009). Cover image: Map of Scotland, 1457 (c) The British Library Board. Lansdowne 204, ff.226v-227. Cover design: paulsmithdesign.com [EUP logo] euppublishing.com