The royal Stuarts : a history of the family that shaped Britain /: a history of the family that shaped Britain. (2010)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The royal Stuarts : a history of the family that shaped Britain /: a history of the family that shaped Britain. (2010)
- Main Title:
- The royal Stuarts : a history of the family that shaped Britain
- 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.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.192320
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