scotland

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scotland

Royal road to Fotheringhay

a novel
2004
Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Stuart, who, at six days old, became Queen of Scotland, and spent her childhood in France before returning to her birth country to claim her right to the throne.

A charmed life

growing up in Macbeth's castle
2007
Liza Campbell recounts her childhood growing up in renowned Cawdor Castle, the setting for Shakespeare's "Macbeth", revealing how the fairytale setting hid a dark history of violence and madness that shaped Liza and her brothers and sisters throughout their lives.

Mary, Queen of Scots, and the murder of Lord Darnley

2009
Uses historical documents to attempt to solve the mysterious death of Lord Darnley, whose murder led to Mary, Queen of Scots, ruin and has baffled historians for centuries.

Little house in the Highlands

2007
An abridged version of the childhood adventures in the Scottish countryside of six-year-old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Scottish fairy tales

1997
A collection of eight Scottish fairy tales, including "Battle of the Fairy Kings," "Conall and the Thunder Hag," and "Land of Green Mountains.".

Rob Roy

1998
Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's henchman conspires to take the money for himself, Rob is thrust into the most challenging battle of his life.

Castles of England, Scotland and Wales

1992
Traces the development of Britian's castles from Norman times through Edwardian consolidation and expansion.

Mary, Queen of Scots

1988
A brief biography of Mary Stuart tracing the events which led her to political exile and death in England.

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