The English State and the 'Celtic' Peoples 1100?1400
R. R. Davies
The Medieval English state had been studied by historians largely on its own terms and from records, enriched an occasional reference to continental comparisons contrasts. This will no doubt remain the primary approach; but it can be usefully supplemented also looking at through impact other ‘Celtic’ countries in rest of Britain Ireland which brought, either permanently or temporarily, within ambit power. rule Wales, and, briefly, Scotland thereby serve as a mirror one may see refracted some essential qualities mentalites itself—notably increasingly self-consiously character identity institutions growing assumption that there should good measure governmental uniformity bureaucratic answerability lands annexed. brings into sharp focus how dependent medieval was for operation effective relationship between society; failure replicate substantially Wales showed more successful political integration than military might uniformity.
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