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"Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child..."Scotland, 1436: King James I has been assassinated, his heir is a six-year-old child, and the country could be destroyed by civil war. The queen is determined to retain control of her son. The chancellor is determined to gain power by seizing him. The powerful Douglas clan has plots of its own. Into this quagmire steps Sir Patrick Gray: young, untried, and caught between irreconcilable loyalties. As...
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At last, James, King of Scots, the second of that name, is approaching manhood, intending to fulfill his duty to the realm. Controlled by regents determined to hang onto power, he struggles to gain the strength to oust them. When the leader of the mighty Douglas clan moves to betray Scotland to the English, James must put aside his youth and defend the crown. Facing war with the Douglases, the threat is not only to his life and that of his young queen...
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Scotland, 1306. Young Thomas Randolph is thrilled to swear fealty to the rightful King of Scots, his uncle, Robert the Bruce. But when the Scots are defeated in battle, he is taken prisoner, one among many to be executed under the Dragon Banner. Saved from execution by a friend, he must swear fealty to King Edward or betray the man who saved him. With no choice, Thomas serves the English, but his heart is with Scotland. Now whatever he does, Thomas...
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The year is 1308. Fighting once again for Scotland's freedom, it falls to Thomas Randolph, nephew of King Robert the Bruce, to outwit and outbattle the conquering English. There is no easy path to victory through lands and lives ravaged by years of war. But a man with a knight's courage will find it. Thomas Randolph is such a man, and this will be his finest hour.
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James, 12-year-old heir to the throne of Scotland, is in mortal danger. His father, King Robert III, is dying, and Robert's half-brother, the Duke of Albany, is plotting to seize power. The duke has already murdered James' older brother, and James will be next. James escapes Scotland and the murderous duke. Captured and imprisoned by the English, he grows to be a man of contradictions: a poet yet a knight, a dreamer yet fiercely driven. Hardened by...
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At last after long years of English imprisonment, Scotland's King James I negotiates the terms of his release and of his marriage to his beloved Joan Beaufort. But he returns to a Scotland in chaos. Surrounded by plots, intrigues, and rebellions, James struggles to restore order and survive attempts by his family to overthrow him. Above all, James fears that his life and his own dream - of a Scotland at peace with a strong parliament - might be lost...
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Thomas Randolph, the Earl of Moray, rides with the King as they drive the last English invaders from Scotland, but Robert the Bruce is beginning to fail. His time is running perilously short. The earl knows that he must broker peace with England before the King dies, otherwise the English will surely seize the opportunity to invade.But even as Thomas negotiates in France for allies, he must hedge against time, and returns to lead his army into England...
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Since the Scots' horrific loss at the Battle of Neville's Cross, the powerful English hungrily eye Scotland. Archibald Douglas, a landless bastard and knight, will defend the kingdom until his last breath and with his life's blood. But in this fight, who can he trust? And who is the traitor? It may not be whom he once thought.
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An uneasy truce. A threat of rebellion. A knight's loyalty is tested to the limit... Scotland and England have signed a truce, but a peaceful life is not to be as Archibald Douglas faces threats from nobles rebelling against King David. Meanwhile, the old enemy, England, plots with Scots in Galloway to hang onto pieces of Scotland they still control. Archibald, faithful to his vow to the king, fends off one enemy while he battles to destroy the other...
10) Fate of Kings
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After the great victory at the Battle of Bannockburn, the King of England barely escapes capture by Thomas Randolph, yet he continues his war to claim Scotland as his own. As King Robert the Bruce fights to force the English to the peace table, his brother Edward leaves to be crowned High King of Ireland. Deep in both violent frays, Thomas may not survive to see his beloved Scotland truly free.
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