THE KINGDOM OF THE ISLES: Scotland's Western Seaboard, c.1100-c.1336
*A Scottish Historical Review Monograph*
~R. Andrew McDonald
Three major themes: the existence of the Isles and coastal mainland as a kingdom from c.1100 to 1266; second, the rulers of the region, Somerled and his descendants, the MacDougalls, MacDonalds, and MacRuairis; and third, the often complex relations among the Isles, Scotland, Norway and England.