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Montrose

Name: Montrose
Author: C. V. Wedgwood
ISBN: 9780312125844

by C. V. Wedgwood

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For pure heroism and nobility it would be difficult to match the 'Great Marquess', described by Thomas Carlyle as the noblest of the Cavaliers. He seems to many to belong with the knights of epic chivalry, inspiring his contemporaries to remarkable feats of valour and leaving behind him a legend which, fostered by fellow countrymen such as Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan, has endured to this day. This new, fully illustrated edition of C.V. Wedgwood's classic study catches the fire of that legend in recounting Montrose's story. Relying upon the facts, Dame Wedgwood shows her hero against the cultured background of his youth in St. Andrews; carries him through the epic marches across the mountains and glens of the Highlands and on to his terrible end at Edinburgh, which he met, like all his trials, with fortitude.

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A classic biography of the heroic nobleman James Graham, first Marquess of Montrose, whose legendary struggle against the anti-royalist forces of Civil War Scotland ended in his execution in Edinburgh in 1650. First published in the present marvelously illustrated (b&w) edition in the UK by Alan Sutton Publishing Limited in 1995. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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The story of the romantic hero (1612-1650) shows him against the cultural background of his youth, and follows his marches across the Highlands and his trial and hanging in Edinburgh. This new edition is amply illustrated with b&w portraits, maps, and photos of the landscape where Montrose's legendary struggles against the anti-royalist forces of Civil War Scotland took place. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)