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The Cradle King

Author : Alan Stewart
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448104572
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Cradle King written by Alan Stewart and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-10-31 with total page 458 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 rumoured 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 one year old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of Mary; Mary was in exile in England; and James 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 his country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he would be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who sought control over his mind and body. Yet James believed passionately in the divine right of kings, as many of his writings testify. He became a seasoned political operator, carefully avoiding controversy, even when his mother Mary was sent to the executioner by Elizabeth I. His caution and politicking won him the English throne on Elizabeth's death in 1603 and he rapidly set about trying to achieve his most ardent ambition: the Union of the two kingdoms. Alan Stewart's impeccably researched new biography makes brilliant use of original sources to bring to life the conversations and the controversies of the Jacobean age. From James's 'inadvised' relationships with a series of favourites and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to his conflicts with a Parliament which refused to fit its legislation to the Monarch's will, Stewart lucidly untangles the intricacies of James's life. In doing so, he uncovers the extent to which Charles I's downfall was caused by the cracks that appeared in the monarchy during his father's reign.

The Cradle King

Author : Alan Stewart
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466866020
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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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.

The Cradle King

Author : Alan Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Cradle King written by Alan Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cradle King. A Nativity Play. [In Verse.].

Author : Charles Beverly DAVIES
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (559 download)

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Download or read book The Cradle King. A Nativity Play. [In Verse.]. written by Charles Beverly DAVIES and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Before the Cradle Falls

Author : James F. David
Publisher : Forge Books
ISBN 13 : 1429955031
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Before the Cradle Falls written by James F. David and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2004-05-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paralyzed by drink and despair since the accidental death of his young daughter, Shelby, Detective Kyle Sommers nonetheless must lead a task force to catch a brutal serial killer. Nicknamed the Cradle Robber, this murderer has methodically snuffed out the lives of children all along the California coast. Now he's come to Portland. While investigating, Sommers learns that a strange man has been saving local children from various dangers-then mysteriously disappearing. With the help of Sherrie Nolan, a brilliant and embittered scientist, Sommers learns that the man is a time traveler who, grieving for his own murdered child, has vowed to use his brilliant mind to create a way for a future generation of children to live. And Sommers hungrily hopes to save children who have died in the past as well. Particularly Shelby. Laughed off the task force as word spreads of his theory, Sommers investigates on his own. Desperate to undo his tragic history and rebuild his career, Sommers determines that the way to stop the Cradle Robber is to get to the time traveler. But the Cradle Robber has hatched a diabolical scheme. Intent on continuing his carnage, the baby-killer has laid a trap for both Sommers and the time traveler . . . one sure to destroy every adult and child in the city. "David (Ship of the Damned) has contributed a fine novel to that popular genre, the well-told tale. One can only hope that the survivors will make a return appearance. " - Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Uncrowned

Author : Will Wight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781959001416
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Uncrowned written by Will Wight and published by . This book was released on 2025-02-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh volume in the New York Times best-selling Cradle series! Emriss Silentborn, Memory of the World. Tiberian Arelius, the fallen Patriarch. Akura Malice, Queen of Shadows. Seshethkunaaz, King of Dragons. Reigan Shen, Emperor of Lions. Luminous Queen Sha Miara. The Eight-Man Empire. Northstrider. The Monarchs, the most powerful sacred artists on Cradle, rule with unquestioned authority. They are mysterious and distant, and catching a glimpse of one is privilege enough for a lifetime. Now, they have all gathered in one place, bringing their heirs and greatest students together for a competition to determine whose successor is the best in the world: The Uncrowned King tournament.

The Court and Character of King James

Author : Sir Anthony Weldon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book The Court and Character of King James written by Sir Anthony Weldon and published by . This book was released on 1650 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

DemonCradle: Keys to the Cradle [Unlocked Edition]

Author : Dudley Clarence Sturgis IV
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329757777
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book DemonCradle: Keys to the Cradle [Unlocked Edition] written by Dudley Clarence Sturgis IV and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Out of the Cradle

Author : William K. Hartmann
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780894807701
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Out of the Cradle written by William K. Hartmann and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes and provides illustrations of the kinds of space exploration that may be done in the near future, and discusses the economic and political implications for the people of the earth

The Cradle of the King. The Story of the Birth and Early Days of Jesus, Retold for Young People. [With Plates.].

Author : Andrew Borland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (877 download)

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Download or read book The Cradle of the King. The Story of the Birth and Early Days of Jesus, Retold for Young People. [With Plates.]. written by Andrew Borland and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Golden Twine

Author : Jo Rioux
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1554536375
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book The Golden Twine written by Jo Rioux and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With monsters slipping through the mountains into the valley of Galatea, Suri, an orphan, dreams of becoming a monster tamer.

The Cradle of the Blue Nile. A Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia

Author : Emilius Albert De Cosson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385550955
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Cradle of the Blue Nile. A Visit to the Court of King John of Ethiopia written by Emilius Albert De Cosson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-08-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

I Am King

Author : Damien Shillingford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book I Am King written by Damien Shillingford and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling quixotic adventure for anyone who enjoys an epic fantasy escape like "A Song of Ice and Fire", "The Rage of Dragons" or "The Lord of the Rings". This is Book One of "The King Series" set in the world of Dayconis, a tale inspired by classic fantasy with a twist of West Indian folklore and mythology. Ten-year-old Prince Beaumont has lived a peaceful and secluded life, hidden from his enemies in Mount Hope, waiting for the day he can safely return to the Middle Islands and reclaim his father's crown. With his faithful and loving cousin Julius by his side, he tries to learn everything he needs to know to be a great king. As civil war wages in the Middle Islands, a high-ranking member of the rebels is captured and through torture reveals that the prince is alive and in hiding. Nisila, a warrior and member of the rebel faction supporting Beaumont's claim to the throne, travels to the realm of Hattan with her ever-ready raven companion Shadow-cry, to rescue her prince. Enlisting the help of the New Brotherhood guild, she is granted an escort and protector, Gavin, a cynical war veteran, to aide her in her quest. Meanwhile, the usurper's assassin, Royce, has also arrived in Hattan, hot on Nisila's trail. Once a member of the rebel faction, Royce was forced to change his allegiance when his family was captured by the new King Rancine. With his family held under threat of execution, Royce has no choice but to capture the prince at all cost - or risk losing everyone he loves. As young Prince Beaumont struggles to find his confidence and come to terms with his new life, he must also navigate the conflicting agendas of everyone around him, a tall order for a ten-year-old boy. Will Beau fall victim to these challenges or will he rise above them and one day become the King he was ordained to be? Join Prince Beaumont and his beloved cousin Julius as they brave a foreign world, trying to get back to their homeland in the Middle Islands, and its capital, Aiti. If you enjoy epic adventure, mythical creatures, majestic lands, heroic warriors, and the ultimate battle of good versus evil, then this book is for you. Enough said, let the journey begin!

Cradle King Proof

Author : Alan Stewart
Publisher : Chatto & Windus
ISBN 13 : 9780701175252
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (752 download)

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Download or read book Cradle King Proof written by Alan Stewart and published by Chatto & Windus. This book was released on 2003-02-27 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

King of Darkness

Author : Elisabeth Staab
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402263163
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book King of Darkness written by Elisabeth Staab and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eternal commitment is not on her agenda...but time's running out for the king of the vampires. Can these fated mates come to an agreement, or will they fight destiny tooth and nail to deny the sparks that fly between them? Scorned by the vampire community for her lack of power, Isabel Anthony lives a carefree existence masquerading as human—although drifting after dark through the debauched human nightlife, she prefers the patrons' blood to other indulgences. But when she meets the sexy, arrogant king of the vampires—who is nothing but sweet temptation—this party-girl's life turns dark and dangerous. Dead-set on finding the prophesied mate who will unlock his fiery powers, Thad Morgan must find his queen before their race is destroyed. Their enemies are gaining ground, and Thad needs his powers to unite his subjects. But when his search leads him to the defiant Isabel, he wonders if fate had gotten it seriously wrong...

Cradle of Violence

Author : Russell Bourne
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0470323604
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Cradle of Violence written by Russell Bourne and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They did the dirty work of the American Revolution Their spontaneous uprisings and violent actions steered America toward resistance to the Acts of Parliament and finally toward revolution. They tarred and feathered the backsides of British customs officials, gutted the mansion of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson, armed themselves with marline spikes and cudgels to fight on the waterfront against soldiers of the British occupation, and hurled the contents of 350 chests of British East India Company tea into Boston Harbor under the very guns of the anchored British fleet. Cradle of Violence introduces the maritime workers who ignited the American Revolution: the fishermen desperate to escape impressment by Royal Navy press gangs, the frequently unemployed dockworkers, the wartime veterans and starving widows--all of whose mounting "tumults" led the way to rebellion. These were the hard-pressed but fiercely independent residents of Boston's North and South Ends who rallied around the Liberty Tree on Boston Common, who responded to Samuel Adams's cries against "Tyranny," and whose headstrong actions helped embolden John Hancock to sign the Declaration of Independence. Without the maritime mobs' violent demonstrations against authority, the politicians would not have spurred on to utter their impassioned words; Great Britain would not have been provoked to send forth troops to quell the mob-induced rebellion; the War of Independence would not have happened. One of the mobs' most telling demonstrations brought about the Boston Massacre. After it, John Adams attempted to calm the town by dismissing the waterfront characters who had been killed as "a rabble of saucy boys, negroes and mulattoes, Irish teagues, and outlandish jack tars." Cradle of Violence demonstrates that they were, more truly, America's first heroes.

James I , The King Who United Scotland and England

Author : Keith Coleman
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399093622
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book James I , The King Who United Scotland and England written by Keith Coleman and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of King James VI who united England and Scotland under one crown and became James I in 1603 is marked by contradictions. Generally praised as a good king of Scotland and a poor English one, James was a deep theological thinker, but he also inspired a superstitious frenzy which resulted in the North Berwick witch hunt and trials in the 1590s. Scholar and pedant, he was in his own view God’s appointed ruler, yet also a foul mouthed sloven and forever tarnished with the title of the Wisest Fool in Christendom. The most glaring contrast in his personal life was between his image as a married family man and as a ruler who lavished indiscreet affection on a series of men whom he invested with considerable power. This book approaches James through the lens of his relationships with his major favourites. First was Anglo-French lord Esme D’Aubigny, then Scottish squire Robert Carr (later Earl of Somerset), and finally the consummate nobleman George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. ‘A king will have need to use secrecy in many things,’ the king wrote in one of his books. Although his private life was sometimes astonishingly visible, there are still many mysteries about James I as a man rather than a ruler. This work tracks the king’s life from a barren childhood through a succession of plots, intrigues and conspiracies in Scotland which largely forged, or deformed, his character. Beyond his complex and disputed connection with these men the book looks at his relationship with his wife, sponsorship of the arts, and contains a reappraisal of the first and most neglected historical mystery of his first reign, the Gowrie Conspiracy.