Parliament and convention in the personal rule of James V, 1528–1542

dated). Even in the reign of Edward II, when civil war seemed a possibility on a number of occasions, it was not until 1321–1322 that it became a reality. This is an important collection of essays, by some of the leading historians of the younger generation and testifies to the continuing vigour of research and scholarship in medieval history. All the essays are of interest, but one might single out for special notice those of Huscroft, Burt, Brown and King. Although the focus is of course on Edward I himself and his reign, something specific might have been said about his legacy. Edward I’s failure in Scotland and the financial confusion caused by warfare left major problems for his son and successor that even a more capable ruler than Edward II would have been hard put to resolve.