Saint Margaret, Queen of the Scots: A Life in Perspective

Margaret, saint and 11th-century Queen of the Scots, remains an often-cited yet little-understood historical figure. Keene’s analysis of sources in terms of both time and place – including her Life of Saint Margaret , translated for the first time – allows for an informed understanding of the forces that shaped this captivating woman.

Reviews of Saint Margaret, Queen of the Scots: A Life in Perspective

"This study on the life and cult of Margaret of Scotland offers a combination of biographic and hagiographic approach. It is founded in ample international scholarship on the different political and religious contexts where she lived and where her memory got fashioned. A colorful inquiry on a fascinating person and an impressive saintly queen mother." – Gabor Klaniczay, Professor of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest