Biography: Royalty
BIC code: CVR
See also: Biography & Autobiography
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£25.00An Accidental Tragedy: The Life Of Mary, Queen Of Scots - - Hardback
Based on contemporary documents and histories, the author paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of 16th century politics. -
£15.00Bonnie Prince Charlie: Charles Edward Stuart - - Paperback
Following the crushing defeat at Culloden in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie was to play out the rest of his career dogged by a sense of failure and betrayal. This biography of Charles Stuart argues that failure was far from inevitable and history in 1745 came closer to taking a quite different turn. -
£20.00The Cradle King: A Life Of James VI And I - - Hardback
Published 400 years after the Scottish King James VI took over the English throne from Elizabeth I in March 1603, this is a biography of a fascinating and misunderstood monarch. -
£30.00David II, 1329-71: The Bruce Dynasty In Scotland - - Hardback
Bringing together evidence from Scotland, England and France, this study offers an alternative view of David II - that of a child King who survived usurpation, invasion, exile in France and 11 years of English captivity after defeat in battle in 1326 to emerge as a formidable ruler of Scotland. -
£17.99David I: The King Who Made Scotland - - Paperback
Few kings deserve more than David I the reputation as maker of his kingdom. Although overshadowed in memory by his descendant, Robert the Bruce, it was David who laid the foundations of the Scottish monarchy and set in motion the changes that created the kingdom that vied with England for mastery of the British Isles. -
£14.99David Rizzio And Mary Queen Of Scots: Murder At Holyrood - - Paperback
On the evening of 9 March 1566 a raiding party forced their way into the palace of Holyroodhouse and stabbed Italian secretary David Rizzio to death while he was at supper with Mary, Queen of Scots. This text explores one of the most shocking events in Mary's colourful reign. -
£20.00David Rizzio And Mary, Queen Of Scots: Murder At Holyrood - - Hardback
On the evening of 9 March 1566 a raiding party forced their way into the palace of Holyroodhouse and stabbed Italian secretary David Rizzio to death while he was at supper with Mary, Queen of Scots. This text explores one of the most shocking events in Mary's colourful reign. -
£20.00The Early Stewart Kings: Robert II And Robert III - - Paperback
Robert II and Robert III both have poor reputations as kings. Using contemporary documentary sources, this study examines the way in which their reputations grew from later embellishments to contemporary political propoganda. -
£6.99Edinburgh In The '45: Bonnie Prince Charlie At Holyroodhouse - - Paperback
This is a dramatic story with the Prince's bloody victory at the Battle of Prestonpans and the inside story of the stormy debates at Holyrood that preceded the march into England. It has its humorous side too, as the Highlands met Lowlands on the streets. -
£9.99Elizabeth And Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens - - Paperback
This is a joint biography of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, their reigns and relationship with each other. These rival queens embodied opposing characteristics, resulting in a relationship that is punctuated by murder and psychological and actual warfare.