The Stewart Dynasty in Scotland series aims to bring the rich political heritage of late medieval and early modern Scotland before as wide a reading public as possible, with specialist authors writing for the general reader as well as the student or academic.

This volume is number one in the series and is also the first scholarly biography of the two kings who established medieval Scotland’s most famous and durable royal dynasty.

Robert II, long regarded as a weak and ineffective king, pursued a determined political and propaganda campaign which largely overcame initial political opposition. Robert III was forced to engage in a long-term struggle with his brother Albany for control of the kingdom.

Firmly based on contemporary documentary sources, Stephen Boardman's study examines the ways in which the unjustly poor reputations of both kings grew from later embellishments to contemporary political propaganda.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• List of Illustrations, Maps and Genealogical tables
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. A New Dawn for Yesterday’s Man
• 2. The Foundation of a Dynasty: Politics, Power and Propaganda
• 3. Unleashing the Hounds: The Stewart Settlement in the North
• 4. Anglo-Scottish Relations, 1371–84
• 5. Broken Promise: The Carrick Guardianship, 1384–88
• 6. Brothers Divided: The Guardianship of the Earl of Fife and Menteith, 1388–93
• 7. Ghosts of the Past, Visions of the Future: Robert III, 1390–98
• 8. Comets and Shooting Stars: The Lieutenancy of the Duke of Rothesay, 1398–1402
• 9. Contempt of Court
• 10. Endgame: King, Bishop, Castle, Knight
• Conclusion: The Kindly King
• Bibliography
• Index