Dimensions
128 x 198 x 62mm
The Riven Realm; James, By The Grace Of God; Rough Wooing
In a land full of treachery and danger, the boy king James V struggles to attain his regal status. In 1513 - two hundred years after Robert the Bruce routed the English and restored his nation's pride - King James IV of Scotland lies slaughtered on Flodden's field. With Scotland in a state of turmoil, his seventeen-month-old heir lies at the mercy of ruthless rival factions.
Two men have been entrusted with the new king's welfare: loyal and steadfast David Lindsay and David Beaton. Sons of lowland lairds, they struggle in their role as royal protectors. For there are many who would seek to supplant or control the boy - king James V - his stepfather, the power-hungry Earl of Angus, is one; Henry VIII of England, his greedy eyes never far from the tempting realm of Scotland, is another. Even the boy's mother, Margaret Tudor, plots against her son.
And as he grows up, the young and handsome James V proves to be impetuous, hot-blooded, interested more in wine and women than matters of state. The two Davids have preserved him so far but the threats to James and his country seem to grow by the year . . .
In this fascinating trilogy, Nigel Tranter paints a vivid picture of a turbulent period, and unruly, perplexed and endangered nation, and an attractive but weak-willed king.
