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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Fortunes Wheel | 9 |
The Destruction of the Albany Stewarts | 40 |
The Albany Stewart Legacy | 72 |
Copyright | |
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