The royal Stuarts : a history of the family that shaped Britain /: a history of the family that shaped Britain. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allan Massie.
• Other Names: Massie, Allan, 1938-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Jonathan Cape
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (370 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 941.06; HISTORY / Europe / Renaissance; Literature; HISTORY / Europe / Ireland; Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700; Scotland -- History -- Stuarts, to the Union, 1371-1707; Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714; Great Britain; Scotland; Electronic books; History; In literature
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781409078838; 1409078833
• Related ISBNs: 9780224080644; 0224080644
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.