Binding: Paperback
Description: " Compelling. A masterly feat. A magnificent sweeping authoritative warm yet wry history." - - The Wall Street Journal In this fascinating and intimate portrait of the Stuarts author Allan Massie takes us deep into one of history's bloodiest and most tumultuous reigns. Exploring the family's lineage from the first Stuart king to the last The Royal Stuarts is a panoramic history of the family that acted as a major player in the Scottish Wars of Independence the Union of the Crowns the English Civil War the Restoration and more. Drawing on the accounts of historians past and present novels and plays this is the complete story of the Stuart family documenting their path from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England and eventually to exile. The Royal Stuarts brings to life figures like Mary Queens of Scots Charles I and Bonnie Prince Charlie uncovering a family of strong affections and fierce rivalries. Told with panache Allan Massie's The Royal Stuarts is the gripping true story of backstabbing betrayal and ambition gone awry.
Title: The Royal Stuarts A History Of The Family That Shaped Britain
Author(s): Massie Allan
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250024923
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/5/2013