List of Figures Notes on Contributors Abbreviations Preface Introduction 'Engendering Scottish History for the Medieval and Early Modern Periods' by Cathryn Spence, Janay Nugent and Mairi Cowan Part I: Place Chapter 1. 'Mary, Queen of Scots, Three Noblewomen and a Fife "Murder Mystery"' by Jane E.A. Dawson Chapter 2. '"Scottish Portias" Revisited: Women in the courts in early modern Scottish towns' by Rebecca Mason Chapter 3. 'Punching Back Against Patriarchy: The story of Jean Weir' by Michael F. Graham Chapter 4. 'Always at the Gate? Unlocking medieval women's stories in modern-day Edinburgh' by Rachel M.

Delman Part II: Faith Chapter 5. '"She displays by her speeches": Marion Walker, Catholic speech and local resistance in early modern Glasgow' by Daniel MacLeod Chapter 6. 'Memory and Materiality: John Knox and the resilience of relic-thinking in the continuity and gender of cult in late medieval and early modern Perth, Scotland' by Mark A. Hall Chapter 7. '"She-zealots" and "Satanesses": Women, patriarchy and the covenanting movement' by Michelle D. Brock Chapter 8. 'Emotion, Authority and Griefwork in the Spiritual Poetry of Lilias Skene' by Sarah Dunnigan Part III: Politics Chapter 9. 'Displaying Support for Women's Lineage: Late medieval seals and family identity' by Rachel Meredith Davis Chapter 10.

'Another Damsel in Distress? Katherine Beaumont, a disinherited noblewoman in fourteenth-century Scotland' by Iain A. MacInnes andMorvernFrench Chapter 11. 'Negotiating Youth, Old Age and Manhood: A comparative approach to late medieval Scottish kingship' by Lucy Dean Chapter 12. 'Sons and Daughters, Mothers and Mercenaries: Agency and agenda in the cross-North Channel context c.1550-c.1600' by Alison Cathcart Conclusion 'New Vistas and the Future for Scottish Gender History' by Cathryn Spence, Janay Nugent and Mairi Cowan Bibliography.