Macbeth Watson Fiona
Macbeth Watson Fiona Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition realised by bloody violence. As ruler of Alba (Scotland) Macbeth sat on one of the…
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Macbeth Watson Fiona
Thanks to Shakespeare, the name Macbeth has become a byword for political ambition realised by bloody violence. As ruler of Alba (Scotland) Macbeth sat on one of the longest-established thrones in Western Europe. Fiona Watson has uncovered, buried beneath the layers of myth, a history that is entirely different from, but just as extraordinary as, that recounted by Shakespeare.
As a Celtic warrior-king, he was responsible for the maintenance of his people's dominance of northern Britain. It is true that he killed Duncan, the previous king, but this was the normal, if brutal, method of regime change in Dark Age Scotland.The reality is that Macbeth quickly established himself as an effective and popular ruler. A friend to the Church and valiant protector of his people, the real Macbeth epitomised the contemporary model of vigorous medieval kingship.
His fascinating story, long overdue