A queen consort in the pre-modern period had to consider what her role would be if she were widow... more A queen consort in the pre-modern period had to consider what her role would be if she were widowed. The role of a widowed queen was complicated and its difficulty compounded if she had underage male heirs. In many places the assumption that she was entitled to be regent was set aside by the local nobles as it was in Sweden and Denmark. When James IV was killed on 9 September 1513 fighting against the English army of his wife’s brother, Henry VIII, Margaret Tudor was left in a peculiarly invidious position. Margaret was pregnant, in a land hostile to her brother and not inclined to be ruled by a woman—and an Englishwoman at that.
This issue of the Journal for the Sydney Society for Scottish History is dedicated to the memory ... more This issue of the Journal for the Sydney Society for Scottish History is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Broun. Malcolm was both the founding and perpetual president of the Sydney Society for Scottish History (SSSH) from 1982 until his death in April 2014.
The kings of Scotland in the fourteenth century, with the exception of DavidII, did not initially... more The kings of Scotland in the fourteenth century, with the exception of DavidII, did not initially marry the daughters of kings. Their wives were Scottishand were drawn in the main from the level of earls and lairds. Furthermore,unlike most Scottish princesses in the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, whowent out of the realm to marry, those in the fourteenth century were on thewhole stay at home princesses. These women were married into the ranks ofthe nobility thereby strengthening the political position of any givenmonarch within the realm. However, the possible claims to the thronethrough the highly fertile female lines proliferated. After the crown hadpassed to the house of Stewart through a female, Marjory, daughter ofRobert the Bruce, the possibility of such claims probably served to maintainthe royal status as primus inter pares or ‘first among equals’. This paperwill attempt to examine the nature of the royal court to which queens cameand at which their daughters were broug...
Volume 15 May 2015 Edited by Anders Ahlqvist Lorna Barrow Carole Cusack Matthew Glozier and Sybil... more Volume 15 May 2015 Edited by Anders Ahlqvist Lorna Barrow Carole Cusack Matthew Glozier and Sybil Jack
International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education
The technological divide that incarcerated students experience when undertaking tertiary studies ... more The technological divide that incarcerated students experience when undertaking tertiary studies via Distance Education (DE) separates them from other university students. The aim of this article is to research the problems incarcerated students have accessing technology for the purpose of study and to understand the technological facilities needed to support their learning. Quantitative and qualitative survey data was collected for the study from students in the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS) and from Prison Education Officers (PEOs) employed by NSWCS. The surveys explored the educational and technological concerns, present and future, of this cohort of diverse students and examined the perspectives of the PEOs. Findings from the research highlight that incarcerated students engaged in study felt it made them feel positive about their future, inspired them to continue studying after their prison term, and they would recommend further study to fellow prisoners. Preparin...
A queen consort in the pre-modern period had to consider what her role would be if she were widow... more A queen consort in the pre-modern period had to consider what her role would be if she were widowed. The role of a widowed queen was complicated and its difficulty compounded if she had underage male heirs. In many places the assumption that she was entitled to be regent was set aside by the local nobles as it was in Sweden and Denmark. When James IV was killed on 9 September 1513 fighting against the English army of his wife’s brother, Henry VIII, Margaret Tudor was left in a peculiarly invidious position. Margaret was pregnant, in a land hostile to her brother and not inclined to be ruled by a woman—and an Englishwoman at that.
This issue of the Journal for the Sydney Society for Scottish History is dedicated to the memory ... more This issue of the Journal for the Sydney Society for Scottish History is dedicated to the memory of Malcolm Broun. Malcolm was both the founding and perpetual president of the Sydney Society for Scottish History (SSSH) from 1982 until his death in April 2014.
The kings of Scotland in the fourteenth century, with the exception of DavidII, did not initially... more The kings of Scotland in the fourteenth century, with the exception of DavidII, did not initially marry the daughters of kings. Their wives were Scottishand were drawn in the main from the level of earls and lairds. Furthermore,unlike most Scottish princesses in the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, whowent out of the realm to marry, those in the fourteenth century were on thewhole stay at home princesses. These women were married into the ranks ofthe nobility thereby strengthening the political position of any givenmonarch within the realm. However, the possible claims to the thronethrough the highly fertile female lines proliferated. After the crown hadpassed to the house of Stewart through a female, Marjory, daughter ofRobert the Bruce, the possibility of such claims probably served to maintainthe royal status as primus inter pares or ‘first among equals’. This paperwill attempt to examine the nature of the royal court to which queens cameand at which their daughters were broug...
Volume 15 May 2015 Edited by Anders Ahlqvist Lorna Barrow Carole Cusack Matthew Glozier and Sybil... more Volume 15 May 2015 Edited by Anders Ahlqvist Lorna Barrow Carole Cusack Matthew Glozier and Sybil Jack
International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education
The technological divide that incarcerated students experience when undertaking tertiary studies ... more The technological divide that incarcerated students experience when undertaking tertiary studies via Distance Education (DE) separates them from other university students. The aim of this article is to research the problems incarcerated students have accessing technology for the purpose of study and to understand the technological facilities needed to support their learning. Quantitative and qualitative survey data was collected for the study from students in the New South Wales Corrective Services (NSWCS) and from Prison Education Officers (PEOs) employed by NSWCS. The surveys explored the educational and technological concerns, present and future, of this cohort of diverse students and examined the perspectives of the PEOs. Findings from the research highlight that incarcerated students engaged in study felt it made them feel positive about their future, inspired them to continue studying after their prison term, and they would recommend further study to fellow prisoners. Preparin...
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