Let the Wolves Devour: War, religion and espionage during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-1560 - Couverture souple

McCabe, Stuart

 
9781861515421: Let the Wolves Devour: War, religion and espionage during the minority of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-1560
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1861515421 ISBN 13 : 9781861515421
Editeur : Mereo Books, 2015

Synopsis

This meticulously-researched book sets out in vivid detail the story of the conflict between Scotland and England in 1542-1560, one of the most violent and colourful episodes in British history. After the death in 1542 of King James V of Scotland, his wife Mary of Guise, mother of the future Mary Queen of Scots, was left to rule over a kingdom in torment. Powerful political, regional and feudalistic forces began to battle for the heart and soul of Scotland, while the great families chose - and changed - sides in their hunger for power. Trust was thrown to the wind. Clan was set against clan, France and the Habsburg Empire stormed into the conflict, and loyalties were strained and often broken. In battle after battle men were slaughtered by the hundred, while the opposing sides laid waste to each other's towns and territories. By the time it was all over the Scotland we know today had begun to emerge from the wreckage, the first nation in Europe to revolt successfully against the established church and a constitutional monarchy.

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Éditeur
Mereo Books
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1861515421
ISBN 13 
9781861515421
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
386
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