James IWhether viewed as a lawgiver, tyrant or martyr, James I has cast a long shadow over the history of Scotland. Michael Brown's biography, the first full-length study in over fifty years, concludes that despite its apparent glamour and power, James I's `golden age' had shallow roots: after a life of drastically swinging fortunes, he met his end in a violent coup, a victim of his own methods. |
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User Review - lisa.schureman - LibraryThingThis is an academic read and not a light romp down a historical lane. Not to excuse his actions, I'm not sure but that I would be less than thrilled with a relative who starved my sibling to death and ... Read full review
Contents
Fortunes Wheel | 9 |
The Destruction of the Albany Stewarts | 40 |
The Albany Stewart Legacy | 72 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | James I Volume 2 of Stewart dynasty in Scotland |
| Author | Michael Brown |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Tuckwell, 2000 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 1862321051, 9781862321052 |
| Length | 235 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Europe / General |
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