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Indlæser... The Lion's Whelpaf Nigel G. Tranter
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. After the assassination of James I, King of Scots, his seven year old son is crowned king. Unfortunately, two Scots lords try and out maneuver each other in order to rule Scotland through possession of the child-king's person. Sir Alexander Livingston of Calendar, Keeper of Stirling Castle wasn't trusted by the Patrick, Thane of Glamis and he and his son Alec rode to advise Queen Joan to move the young king to Edinburgh where he would be under the protection of William Crichton. Crichton's personality clashed with the queen mother, she and her daughters leaving the castle, and taking up residence in Holyrood Palace which left James II in the castle with Alec Lyon who endeavored to keep the boy busy. The squabbling between Livingston and Crichton meant that they weren't paying attention to some of important nobles of the realm when they were consolidating power until their own power was threatened. So they invited William Douglas and his young brother David to celebrate the king's birthday, seized them in front of the king, and had them executed. When the king was a man grown he would repeat the scene stabbing and killing the 8th Earl of Douglas over dinner and after giving him safe conduct. That didn't go over too well with the rest of the Douglas clan. James II also introduced cannon in Scotland, his Mons Meg can still be found in Edinburgh Castle. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
The brutal murder of James I, King of Scots, at Perth in 1437 left his seven-year-old son to rule over a troubled kingdom. Power-hungry lords seized their chance to gain control over the boy-king James II and his realm. When young Alexander Lyon, son of the Thane of Glamis, married Agnes, the daughter of Sir William Crichton, he found himself drawn into the wider affairs of the nation. For Alec was to become a close attendant and friend of the young monarch at a time when James was in sore need of protection. Nigel Tranter reveals how Alec Lyon and Agnes Crichton helped to shape the story of Scotland - and that of England, too. For this was the period of the Wars of the Roses, and the northern kingdom was not to remain unaffected. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday No library descriptions found. |
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