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Book Synopsis James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by : Andrew Lang
Download or read book James VI and the Gowrie Mystery written by Andrew Lang and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 1902 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old Scottish lady, many generations ago, used to say, 'It is a great comfort to think that, at the Day of Judgment, we shall know the whole truth about the Gowrie Conspiracy at last.' Since the author, as a child, read 'The Tales of a Grandfather,' and shared King Jamie's disappointment when there was no pot of gold, but an armed man, in the turret, he had supposed that we do know all about the Gowrie Conspiracy, that it was a plot to capture the King, carry him to Fastcastle, and 'see how the country would take it,' as in the case of the Gunpowder Plot. But just as Father Gerard has tried to show that the Gunpowder affair may have been Cecil's plot, so modern historians doubt whether the Gowrie mystery was not a conspiracy by King James himself.
Book Synopsis James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by : Andrew Lang
Download or read book James VI and the Gowrie Mystery written by Andrew Lang and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by : Andrew Lang
Download or read book James VI and the Gowrie Mystery written by Andrew Lang and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrew Lang's 'James VI and the Gowrie Mystery' delves into a compelling historical mystery surrounding the 17th-century Scottish monarch, James VI. Lang's meticulous research and engaging narrative style bring to light the mysterious events surrounding the Gowrie Conspiracy, offering readers a glimpse into the political intrigues and conspiracies of the Scottish court. Drawing from primary sources and historical documents, Lang's book presents a thorough examination of the events and their implications within the context of Scottish history. His analytical approach and attention to detail make this book a valuable resource for those interested in both history and mystery literature. As a renowned scholar and folklorist, Andrew Lang's interest in uncovering hidden historical truths and exploring folklore traditions is evident in his work. His background in literature and history provides a solid foundation for his investigation of the Gowrie Mystery, offering readers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the events surrounding the conspiracy. Lang's expertise in the field enriches the narrative, making it a compelling read for history enthusiasts and mystery lovers alike. I highly recommend 'James VI and the Gowrie Mystery' to readers interested in delving into a fascinating historical enigma. Lang's meticulous research, engaging writing style, and deep understanding of the subject matter make this book a must-read for anyone intrigued by historical mysteries and the intricacies of royal intrigue.
Book Synopsis James I. and VI. by : Thomas Finlayson Henderson
Download or read book James I. and VI. written by Thomas Finlayson Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods by : Timothy Venning
Download or read book Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods written by Timothy Venning and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Book Synopsis Critical Reviews Relating Chiefly to Scotland by : David Hay Fleming
Download or read book Critical Reviews Relating Chiefly to Scotland written by David Hay Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bulletin of the New York Public Library by : New York Public Library
Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
Book Synopsis A List of Works Relating to Scotland by : New York Public Library
Download or read book A List of Works Relating to Scotland written by New York Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Gowrie Conspiracy by : Alanna Knight
Download or read book The Gowrie Conspiracy written by Alanna Knight and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: July 1660, Falkland Palace, Fife. After rescuing King James the Sixth from a runaway horse, Tam Elidor finds himself in favour. As the King's new object of affection Tam has become the target for jealous courtiers - and their attentions are seriously hampering his investigation into the murder of Margaret Agnew. Why was the Queen's midwife killed - was it a case of mistaken identity, is it related to secrets from James's past and could Tam's good friend Tansy be at risk? Dangerous forces are at work, forces that will lead the King to Gowrie House and to a mystery that remains unsolved today...
Book Synopsis Longman's Magazine by : Charles James Longman
Download or read book Longman's Magazine written by Charles James Longman and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Coldingham: Parish and Priory by : Adam Thomson (minister at Coldstream.)
Download or read book Coldingham: Parish and Priory written by Adam Thomson (minister at Coldstream.) and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Longman's Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The English Historical Review by : Mandell Creighton
Download or read book The English Historical Review written by Mandell Creighton and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cradle King written by Alan Stewart and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England and he was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of the country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he could be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who fought for control over his mind and body. Biographer Alan Stewart reveals all of this and more, in The Cradle King: The Life of James VI and I, the First Monarch of a United Great Britain.
Download or read book James VI and I written by Jenny Wormald and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned historian Jenny Wormald was a ground-breaking expert on early modern Scottish history, especially Stewart kingship, noble power and wider society. She was most controversial in her book-length critique of Mary, Queen of Scots. Unfortunately, Jenny never got round to producing a similar monograph on a monarch she was infinitely more fond of, King James VI and I, before her untimely death in 2015. In the absence of such a book, this volume brings together all the major essays by Jenny on James. She wrote on almost every aspect and every major event of James' reign, from the famous Gunpowder Plot, the Plantation of Ulster, the Gowrie Conspiracy, to the witchcraft panics, as well as James' extensive writings. She wrote extensively on James' Scottish rule, but she was also keenly interested in James as the first king of all of Britain, and many of her essays unpick the issues surrounding the Union of the Crowns and James' rule over all three of his kingdoms. This book is an invaluable resource for any scholar on this crucial time in the history of the British Isles.
Download or read book Catholic World written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Andrew Lang written by John Sloan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a remarkable literary career, Andrew Lang challenged the increasing specialism that accompanied the advance of modernity and science in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, authoring an extraordinary body of rigorous, scholarly works in the fields of social anthropology, folklore, Homeric studies, history, and religion, while simultaneously turning out novels, poems for periodicals, and inexhaustible columns of prose journalism to make money. He was widely regarded as one of the most influential men of letters and reviewers of his day. He was a founding member and later President of the Folklore Society, and, with his wife, helped transform the taste in children's literature with their anthologized fairy stories for young people. G. K. Chesterton, paying tribute on Lang's death in 1912 to the scale and diversity of his legacy to the humanities, compared him to a 'kind of Indian god with a hundred hands'. Drawing on a wealth of unpublished correspondence and new sources of information, this first full biography of Lang documents in compelling detail his double existence as a scholar and journalist, the intellectual impact of his cross-disciplinary approach to learning and writing, and the critical controversies he courted as a writer and thinker to advance knowledge in the human sciences. The book also throws new light on Lang's personal life: on the uncomfortable legacy of his grandfather, whose notorious part in the Sutherland Clearances earlier in the century left its mark on the family; on the enduring influence on him of his early Scottish education and its generalist traditions of learning; and on his friendships with fellow writers, among them Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Rider Haggard, Edmund Gosse, Rhoda Broughton, and William Henley. The result is a fascinating portrait of a man who lived one of the most productive lives in literature, sought to make knowledge available to everyone, and bridged, as no other, the university and the literary world, the proverbial 'Grub Street and the ivory tower'.
