The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family That Shaped Britain
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
The Genealogy of the House of Stuart
Prologue
Chapter 1. The Stewards: Origins in Legend and History
Chapter 2. Robert II (1371–90): The First Stewart King
Chapter 3. Robert III (1390–1406): A Troubled Reign
Chapter 4. James I (1406–37): The Poet-King
Chapter 5. James II (1437–60): A Quick-Tempered King
Chapter 6. James III (1460–88): A Study in Failure
Chapter 7. James IV (1488–1513): The Flower of the Scottish Renaissance
Chapter 8. James V (1513–42): People’s King or Tyrant?
Chapter 9. Mary (1542–67): Scotland’s Tragic Queen
Chapter 10. James VI and I (1567–1625): The King as Survivor
Chapter 11. Charles I (1625–49): The Martyr King
Chapter 12. The Interregnum and the Scattered Family (1649–60)
Chapter 13. Charles II (1649–85): A Merry and Cynical Monarch
Chapter 14. James VII and II (1685–88): Author of His Own Tragedy
Chapter 15. William III (1689–1702) and Mary II (1689–94): Revolution Settlement and Dutch Rule
Chapter 16. Anne (1702–14): End of an Old Song
Chapter 17. James VIII and III: Jacobites
Envoi
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Acknowledgements
Notes and Sources
Notes on Further Reading
Index
Copyright