A History of the Scottish People From the Earliest Times volume 1
A History of the Scottish People From the Earliest Times volume 1
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But his arbitration was uncalled for, as the council came to no conclusion, and, a. D. 1128, Robert was consecrated by Thurstan, Arch- bishop of York, without any profession or pro- mise of submission, the archbishop meanwhile declaring that he thus consecrated him " for the love of God and of King David saving always the claim of the see of York, and the right of the see of St. Andrews. " 1 In this way a metro- politan was once more obtained for Scotland without any concession of the national ...inde- pendence.
In the meantime the connection of David with England menaced him with a controversy from that quarter of a very different description. Henry I. , having no legitimate family except his daughter Matilda, widow of Henry V. , Emperor of Germany, and now married to Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, was ambitious that she should succeed him in the throne of Eng- land; and as he knew how monstrous a sfo-king appeared in the eyes of that warlike age, as well as how averse his proud Norman nobility would be to "hold their fiefs under the distaff, " he resolved to secure her succession by all the sanctions which the most solemn oaths could impose.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But his arbitration was uncalled for, as the council came to no conclusion, and, a. D. 1128, Robert was consecrated by Thurstan, Arch- bishop of York, without any profession or pro- mise of submission, the archbishop meanwhile declaring that he thus consecrated him " for the love of God and of King David saving always the claim of the see of York, and the right of the see of St. Andrews. " 1 In this way a metro- politan was once more obtained for Scotland without any concession of the national ...inde- pendence.
In the meantime the connection of David with England menaced him with a controversy from that quarter of a very different description. Henry I. , having no legitimate family except his daughter Matilda, widow of Henry V. , Emperor of Germany, and now married to Geoffrey, Count of Anjou, was ambitious that she should succeed him in the throne of Eng- land; and as he knew how monstrous a sfo-king appeared in the eyes of that warlike age, as well as how averse his proud Norman nobility would be to "hold their fiefs under the distaff, " he resolved to secure her succession by all the sanctions which the most solemn oaths could impose.
What to read after A History of the Scottish People From the Earliest Times volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Thomas Thomson to read onlineMoreLess
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