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Book Synopsis The Minority of James V by : Ken Emond
Download or read book The Minority of James V written by Ken Emond and published by John Donald Publishers. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The defeat of the Scots in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 left many of the leaders of Scottish society, including King James IV, lying dead on the battlefield. The long and complex minority of King James V which followed is explored in detail in this book, bringing understanding to the evolving relationships among the Scots, English and French against the background of the wider European context of the early sixteenth century. The competing interests of England and France were personified in two of the Scottish Regents: Queen Margaret Tudor, the sister of Henry VIII, and John, Duke of Albany, James V's nearest male heir, who had been brought up in France and represented the French connection as much as the Scots. The interests of leading Scots' families, the Hamiltons and the Douglases, were also at the heart of the power struggle. The book offers a rare insight into a turbulent period of Scottish politics.
Download or read book James V written by Jamie Cameron and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James V suffered the fate of many a son of a famous father in being somewhat overshadowed not only by his father James IV but also by his internationally renowned daughter Mary Queen of Scots. But no-one would deny the importance of his reign, embracing as it did the establishment of the Court of Session, the birthpangs of religious dissent, and the growth of royal power to such a remarkable extent that this king could leave his kingdom for nine months in 1536-7 without fear of rebellion. Jamie Cameron concentrates on James V's style of government and relations with his nobility, and challenges the widely held view of a vindictive and irrational king, motivated largely by greed, who antagonised most of his leading magnates and met his just deserts when they refused to support him in 1542. This book offers a different view, and presents us with a rounded picture of a king whose approach to government, in spite of some personal defects, closely resembles that of his supposedly more popular father; and, like James IV himself, retained impressive magnate support to the end of his reign.
Book Synopsis Friends Like These by : James V. Irving
Download or read book Friends Like These written by James V. Irving and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joth Proctor is an under-employed, criminal defense lawyer with a marginal solo practice in Arlington, Virginia, where a mix of southern charm, shady business dealings, and Washington, D.C. intrigue pervade the story. Upon the suspicious death of the wife of a close friend, Proctor enters a web of drug and alcohol abuse, family real estate deceit, and friends of questionable character whose intentions are not to be trusted. An ex-athlete, Proctor is cynical but principled, world-weary and still preoccupied with Heather Burke, the woman who jilted him years ago and remains a crucial player in his professional life. Everyone he knows and meets seems willing to bend the law and compromise their ethical standards in the pursuit of individual self-interest. Proctor places his reputation at risk as he navigates a world of strip clubs, corrupt cops, con men and crooks, including the sinister Jimmie Flambeau. Increasingly isolated, Joth must live by his wits in the midst of volatile circumstances and unpredictable twists of fate that place his career, his life and the lives of those he loves in jeopardy. "As an ex-prosecutor and practicing attorney, I find Jim Irving's book series to be authentic, gripping and right on point, and as a reader, I couldn't put it down. His protagonist, Joth, reminds me, for better or worse, of several lawyers I have known, and I hope and pray that aspiring lawyers will learn from his experience. I highly recommend all three books in the series." —Steve Moriarty, ex-Fairfax County, Virginia prosecutor "Friends Like These portrays several excellent character studies set amidst a legal world of scrupulous and sketchy figures, which, unfortunately, is probably occurring all over America. Irving shines a wild, informative, and highly entertaining light on all kinds of despicable behavior in his entertaining cannon of "people behaving badly"." —Kathryn Smerling, PhD, MSW Dean’s Council, NYU School of Social Work "Irving’s writing is relaxed and authentic and takes readers inside a compelling world of legal and social issues. For anyone taking a vacation, I have a fine book series to recommend." —Bruce Kluger, columnist, USA Today "Friends Like These is a welcome book series for anyone wishing to escape their own world and dip their toes into a netherworld of do-gooders, procrastinators and outright criminals. As a psychiatrist, I find his characters genuine and fascinating. As a private reader, he’s got me hooked on a roller coaster of mystery and real-life adventure." — Mark Banschick, MD, family psychiatrist, author, The Intelligent Divorce, Books One and Two
Download or read book Crown of Thistles written by Linda Porter and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of the relationship between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. But very little has been said about the background to their intense rivalry. Here, Linda Porter examines the ancient and intractable power struggle between England and Scotland, a struggle intensified during the reigns of Elizabeth and Mary's grandfathers. Henry VII aimed to provide stability when he married his daughter, Margaret, to James IV of Scotland in 1503. But he must also have known that Margaret's descendants might seek to rule the entire island. Crown of Thistles is the story of a divided family, of flamboyant kings and queens, cultured courts and tribal hatreds, blood feuds, rape and sexual licence on a breath-taking scale, and violent deaths. It also brings alive a neglected aspect of British history - the blood-spattered steps of two small countries on the fringes of Europe towards an awkward unity that would ultimately forge a great nation. Beginning with the unlikely and dramatic victories of two usurping kings, one a rank outsider and the other a fourteen-year-old boy who rebelled against his own father, the book sheds new light on Henry VIII, his daughter, Elizabeth, and on his great-niece, Mary Queen of Scots, still seductive more than 400 years after her death.
Book Synopsis A Grammar of the Idiom of the New Testament by : Georg Benedikt Winer
Download or read book A Grammar of the Idiom of the New Testament written by Georg Benedikt Winer and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Terror of the Seas? by : Steve Murdoch
Download or read book The Terror of the Seas? written by Steve Murdoch and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book places early modern Scottish maritime warfare in its European context. Its formidably broad range of sources sheds light on many previously little known, or unknown, aspects of naval history. It also provides many valuable new perspectives on the importance of the sea to the Scots, and of the Scots to the naval history of Great Britain.
Book Synopsis Official Reports of the Supreme Court by : United States. Supreme Court
Download or read book Official Reports of the Supreme Court written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Chitty on Contracts by : Joseph Chitty
Download or read book Chitty on Contracts written by Joseph Chitty and published by Sweet & Maxwell. This book was released on 2012 with total page 2943 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to contract law 'Chitty on Contracts' is the foundation on which to base any case. It proivdes you with the depth of insight you require, so you can confidently cite it in court.
Download or read book The Gentleman's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis United States Reports by : United States. Supreme Court
Download or read book United States Reports written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis State Papers Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's Commission by :
Download or read book State Papers Published Under the Authority of His Majesty's Commission written by and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis State Papers by : Great Britain. Record Commission
Download or read book State Papers written by Great Britain. Record Commission and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Redemption Songs by : Lea VanderVelde
Download or read book Redemption Songs written by Lea VanderVelde and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dred Scott case is the most notorious example of slaves suing for freedom. Most examinations of the case focus on its notorious verdict, and the repercussions that the decision set off-especially the worsening of the sectional crisis that would eventually lead to the Civil War-were extreme. In conventional assessment, a slave losing a lawsuit against his master seems unremarkable. But in fact, that case was just one of many freedom suits brought by slaves in the antebellum period; an example of slaves working within the confines of the U.S. legal system (and defying their masters in the process) in an attempt to win the ultimate prize: their freedom. And until Dred Scott, the St. Louis courts adhered to the rule of law to serve justice by recognizing the legal rights of the least well-off. For over a decade, legal scholar Lea VanderVelde has been building and examining a collection of more than 300 newly discovered freedom suits in St. Louis. In Redemption Songs, VanderVelde describes twelve of these never-before analyzed cases in close detail. Through these remarkable accounts, she takes readers beyond the narrative of the Dred Scott case to weave a diverse tapestry of freedom suits and slave lives on the frontier. By grounding this research in St. Louis, a city defined by the Antebellum frontier, VanderVelde reveals the unique circumstances surrounding the institution of slavery in westward expansion. Her investigation shows the enormous degree of variation among the individual litigants in the lives that lead to their decision to file suit for freedom. Although Dred Scott's loss is the most widely remembered, over 100 of the 300 St. Louis cases that went to court resulted in the plaintiff's emancipation. Beyond the successful outcomes, the very existence of these freedom suits helped to reshape the parameters of American slavery in the nation's expansion. Thanks to VanderVelde's thorough and original research, we can hear for the first time the vivid stories of a seemingly powerless group who chose to use a legal system that was so often arrayed against them in their fight for freedom from slavery.
Book Synopsis The Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations by : Robert Pearce
Download or read book The Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations written by Robert Pearce and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Law of Trusts and Equitable Obligations provides students wtih a detailed and stimulating account of the law of equity and trusts. The fifth edition has been thoroughly updated by Warren Barr, senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool and Law Teacher of the Year 2006 in collaboration with Robert Pearce and John Stevens.
Download or read book The Scottish Jurist written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Digest of New York Statutes and Reports by : Benjamin Vaughan Abbott
Download or read book A Digest of New York Statutes and Reports written by Benjamin Vaughan Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by : Henry Parry Liddon
Download or read book The Divinity of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ written by Henry Parry Liddon and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
