The House of Stuart : its rise and fall / Maurice Ashley
1980, First Edition. London : J.M. Dent. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, not price-clipped. Signed and inscribed by the author. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #416628
ISBN: 0460044583
Physical description;xii, 237 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographies and index. Contents Prologue : the Battle of Bannockburn and after -- The early Stewarts and medieval Scotland -- The two Roberts -- James I and the unification of Scotland -- James II : a king cut off in his prime -- The enigma of James III -- James IV : the paradoxical ruler -- James V : a king who died too young -- Mary Queen of Scots : all for love? -- James VI and his mother -- The Scottish Stewarts in retrospect -- James I and "the promised land" -- Charles I and the English Civil War -- Charles II and his family devotion -- James II : the last Catholic king of England -- William III and Mary II -- The obstinacy of Queen Anne -- The pretenders -- The fall of the House of Stuart. Subjects; Stuart, House of. Stuart (Family) History. Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714. Stuart family Great Britain. Great Britain Stuart (Family) _ Biographies.
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