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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Massie, Allan, 1938-     Subjects     Stuart, House of.     Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.     Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1371-1707.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Massie, Allan, 1938-       by title:      The royal Stuarts : ...       by call number:      941.06 M417r     Search the Web     Massie, Allan, 1938-     Stuart, House of.     Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.     Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1371-1707.     Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.     Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.       MARC Display

The royal Stuarts : a history of the family that shaped Britain / Allan Massie. by Massie, Allan, 1938- Thomas Dunne Books, 2011, c2010. Call #: 941.06 M417r Subjects Stuart, House of.   Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.   Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1371-1707.   Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.   Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. ISBN:  9780312581756 0312581750 Edition:  1st U.S. ed. Description:  370 p. : geneal. tables ; 22 cm. Notes:  Originally published: London : Jonathan Cape, 2010. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [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): end of an old song -- James VIII and III: Jacobites. Summary:  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, this is the gripping true story of backstabbing, betrayal, and ambition gone awry. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Nonfiction 941.06 M417r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 941.06 M417r Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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