The Royal Stuarts ruled for over 300 years in Scotland and for a century as the Royal Family of Britain and Ireland. They were leading actors in the foremost political dramas of British history â€“ the Scottish Wars of Independence, the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War and the Restoration â€“ and remain the most controversial and divisive of royal families. Drawing on the accounts of historians past and present, novels and plays, Allan Massie tells the familyâ€™s full story, from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England, and then eventual exile. A book which gets beyond the received generalisations, The Royal Stuarts takes us deep into the lives of figures like Mary Queen of Scots, Charles I and Bonnie Prince Charlie, uncovering a family of strong affections and fierce rivalries, the brave and capable, the weak and foolish. Told with panache and pace, adventurous and opinionated, this is a nuanced history of that remarkable family who, for better or worse, shaped our history and made our country what it is.

The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family That Shaped Britian

History

ALLAN MASSIE

Europe

Random House]

A truly European monarch, Charlemagne was king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and for some of that time king of the Lombards, too. From 800, when at Mass on Christmas day in Rome, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Imperator Romanorum (Emperor of the Romans) he became the renewer of the Western Empire, which had expired in the 5th century. His dual role as Emperor and King of the Franks provided the historical link between the Imperial dignity and the Frankish kingdoms and later Germany. Today both France and Germany look to him as a founding figure of their respective countries. His nephew, Roland, was also renowned for his prowess in battle and was the inspiration for the Chanson de Roland which recounts the story of the battle of Roncesvalles, in which he died. In this original novel, the third in his trilogy, Allan Massie recreates Charlemagne and Roland the men. Narrated once again by Michael Scott, a character in his own right, Massie vividly brings to life not only their legendary battles but also the lives and loves of those around them.

Charlemagne and Roland: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Weidenfeld & N.

Augustus reconstruct the lost memoirsof Augustus, true founder of the Roman Empire, son of Julius Caesar, friend and later foe of Mark Antony...

Augustus a Novel

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

Tiberius

Contemporary

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

Question Of Loyalties

Winner of the Enid McLeod Award, this is a story of war and peace in the 20th century, which centres on the Fall of France in 1940. The novel's themes are treason, personal treachery, the delusions of ideology and the effect of these on both the actors and the innocents caught up in their wargames.

Question of Loyalties

Scepter Pubs

As in the Roman novels "Augustus", "Tiberius" and "Caesar", the author explores the complexity of King David: shepherd-boy and the chosen of the Lord; giant-killer and national hero; outcast and exile; poet, lover, law-giver and murderer.

King David

Sceptre

The second of a trilogy of "Roman" novels. "Augustus" is the first book in the trilogy and was the winner of the Saltire Society/Scotsman Book of the Year Award. The author also wrote "The Last Peacock", which won the Frederick Niven Award in 1981, "The Death of Men" and "A Question of Loyalties".

A novel based on the story of Eichmann's discovery, capture and execution. The scene shifts from Argentina to Israel, from London to Rome, as Franz and Becky try to come to terms with their fathers' world. By the author of "A Question of Loyalties", winner of the "Scotsman" Book of the Year Award.

The Sins of the Father

Caesar

'To take the conspiracy against Julius Caesar - one of the most famous murder plots in history - and make of it something fresh and exciting is no small feat. This is what Allan Massie has done in this fine novel which should appeal equally to those who know their Roman history and those for whom it is only a cloudy rumour of remote events' Evening Standard 'Massie's achievement is to infuse the mythical emperor with blood...he invigorates his characters with voices that seem to echo the present, not the past, and which are utterly convincing...a piece of bravura invention' Independent

These Enchanted Woods

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The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family That Shaped Britian

Charlemagne and Roland: A Novel

Augustus a Novel

Tiberius

Question of Loyalties

King David

Tiberius

The Sins of the Father

Caesar

These Enchanted Woods