This book celebrates the work of Dr Jenny Wormald and her impact on the study of late medieval and early modern Scottish and British history. The contributors tackle questions including: How far can medieval themes such as 'lordship' function in the late 16th-century world of Reformation and state formation? How did the Scottish realm fit into wider British and European patterns? What did it mean for Scotland to be a 'medieval' kingdom, and when did it cease to be one? Ranging from the 14th to the 17th century, the book analyses the ties that bound pre-modern societies together.