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- Title
St Margaret of Scotland: Conspicuous Consumption, Genealogical Inheritance, and Post-Conquest Authority.
- Authors
Huntington, Joanna
- Abstract
The article discusses the life (vita) of Saint Margaret of Scotland "Vita Margaretae," written by prior Turgot of Durham Cathedral, in relation to the Norman Conquest, Margaret's purportedly conspicuous consumption, and her genealogy. It is said that Margaret's ancestry was significant due to issues related to Anglo-Norman relations after the conquest.
- Subjects
MARGARET, Queen, consort of Malcolm III, King of Scotland, ca. 1045-1093; REIGN of William I, Great Britain, 1066-1087; CHRISTIAN hagiography -- History -- To 1500; CONSPICUOUS consumption; BIOGRAPHIES of Christian saints; CONSUMPTION (Economics) -- Religious aspects; GENEALOGY -- Social aspects; NORMANS; HISTORY; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Journal of Scottish Historical Studies, 2013, Vol 33, Issue 2, p149
- ISSN
1748-538X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3366/jshs.2013.0075