| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
370 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2010. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-353) and index. |
| Contents |
The stewards: origins in legend and history -- Robert II (1371-90): the first Stewart king -- Robert III (1390-1406): a troubled reign -- James I (1406-37): the poet-king -- James II (1437-60): a quick-tempered king -- James III (1460-88): a study in failure -- James IV (1488-1513): the flower of the Scottish renaissance -- James V (1513-42): people's king or tyrant? -- Mary (1542-67): Scotland's tragic queen -- James VI and I (1567-1625): the king as survivor -- Charles I (1625-49): the martyr king -- The interregnum and the scattered family (1649-60) -- Charles II (1649-85): a merry and cynical monarch -- James VII and II (1685-88): author of his own tragedy -- William III (1689-1702) and Mary II (1689-94): revolution settlement and Dutch rule -- Anne (1702-14): and of an old song -- James VIII and III: Jacobites. |
| Summary |
A concise history of the Stuart family by the award-winning author of the Roman Quartet traces their centuries-long rule over Scotland, Britain and Ireland in the aftermath of the Tudor era, providing coverage of key events and such figures as Mary Queen of Scots, Charles I and Bonnie Prince Charlie. |
| Subject |
Stuart, House of.
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Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
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Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1371-1707.
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Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780312581756: $26.99 |
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0312581750 |
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