Sword of State

Nigel Tranter

ISBN 10: 0340696737 / ISBN 13: 9780340696736

Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton, 1999

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The fascinating 13th century story of Patrick, Master of Dunbar, and his enduring friendship with Alexander II of Scotland.
The youthful Alexander, who ascended to the Scottish throne in 1214 at the age of sixteen, was delighted to welcome to his court a young man of royal blood, heir to the ancient - and all but rival - line of the Cospatricks, Earls of Dunbar. Rather than begrudge Alexander his crown, Patrick, Master of Dunbar, was to serve his monarch well and become his true and closest friend.
And Alexander needed such a friend in those turbulent times, with the ever-present threat of King John of England lurking; not to mention the warlike Norsemen under King Hakon; the Lords of the Isles in revolt, and the Isle of Man and Ireland also causing trouble.
This steadfast royal friendship was to withstand both treachery and danger, rivalry and heartache during a highly significant period in Scottish history.

'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: One of Scotland's best-loved authors, Nigel Tranter wrote over ninety novels on Scottish history. He died at the age of ninety on 9 January 2000.

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Titel: Sword of State
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
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