In 1649 Charles II left his exile in the Netherlands and sailed to Scotland. Arriving at the small fishing village of Garmouth, he faced amixed reception from the minister of the Kirk.The exiled king was to remain in Scotland for a year, learning moreabout his northern subjects, while the English tried to adjust to lifeunder the puritanical heel of the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell.But Cromwell was soon to turn his attentions to matters north of theborder. He coveted the Honours of Scotland – the crown, sceptres andsword-of-state – symbols of hope and the nations’s honour.And so the young men of Scotland were forced into battle to save the Honours…The gripping story of Charles II’s year in Scotland and Scotland’s bravestand against Oliver Cromwell, told by Nigel Tranter, master of Scottishhistorical fiction.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781444757736 ● Publisher Hodder & Stoughton ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2735340 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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