The Master Of Gray Trilogy

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444768107

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Lord and Master by Nigel Tranter Pdf

Born of one of Scotland's noblest families, Patrick Gray was fascinating, irresistible, ambitious and ruthless. Involved in a daring plot to free the imprisoned Mary Queen of Scots, and immersed in the intrigues of Elizabeth Tudor's court, he strode imperiously across the turbulent stage of European history, crushing those who resisted his legendary charm. The great events of the sixteenth century provide a colourful backdrop to this stirring tale of love, adventure and betrayal. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741063

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Past Master by Nigel Tranter Pdf

With the end of Elizabeth I's long reign in sight, Patrick, Master of Gray, is determined that James VI should succeed to the English throne. Nothing can be allowed to stand in his way - not even his own daughter's happiness. And so Mary Gray and her lover, Ludovick, Duke of Lennox, are to be caught up in a savage game of power politics, shaped by personal ambition and religious bigotry. The third volume in the Master of Gray trilogy by master of Scottish historical fiction Nigel Tranter.

Author : Nigel G. Tranter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1177 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0904002705

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The Master of Gray Trilogy by Nigel G. Tranter Pdf

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444768091

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The Courtesan by Nigel Tranter Pdf

The second in the Master of Gray trilogy takes this seventeenth-century story of war and intrigue in Scotland to the next generation - the Master's illegitimate daughter. Unacknowledged daughter of the Master of Gray, the young Mary inherited her father's amazing good looks and talent for intrigue. Her forbidden love for the young Duke of Lennox showed that her father had also passed on his own passionate nature. Coming to maturity in a Scotland torn by violent conflict, she was wise beyond her years. She needed to be, during the harsh years of the first half of the seventeenth century. This gripping novel by one of the world's foremost historical novelists shows how Mary determined to counteract her father's plotting and save Protestant Scotland from the threat of the Catholic Inquisition. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday

Author : Nigel G. Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 1243 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Brothers
ISBN : 0340666757

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The Master of Gray Trilogy by Nigel G. Tranter Pdf

Author : Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909676

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Sequels by Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband Pdf

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444766981

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Lord of the Isles by Nigel Tranter Pdf

By the power of his sword arm, his dragon fleet and his sheer personality, Somerled Norse Slayer carved an enduring name for himself in Scottish legend. Inheriting his father's shattered thanedom in Argyll in the twelfth century, he enlarged it by courage, initiative, military shrewdness and diplomacy. For decades his navy held the balance of power in the northern seas, and it was he who cleared the Vikings out of the Hebrides. Set against the romantically celebrated West Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, the story of the conquests and courage of this hero king is a living tribute to a renowned legend. A thrilling story of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century by Nigel Tranter, master of Scottish historical fiction.By the power of his sword arm, his dragon fleet and his sheer personality, Somerled Norse Slayer carved an enduring name for himself in Scottish legend. Inheriting his father's shattered thanedom in Argyll in the twelfth century, he enlarged it by courage, initiative, military shrewdness and diplomacy. For decades his navy held the balance of power in the northern seas, and it was he who cleared the Vikings out of the Hebrides. Set against the romantically celebrated West Highlands and Western Isles of Scotland, the story of the conquests and courage of this hero king is a living tribute to a renowned legend. A thrilling story of the Scottish Isles in the 12th century by Nigel Tranter, master of Scottish historical fiction.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741100

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Wisest Fool by Nigel Tranter Pdf

Son of the doomed Mary Queen of Scots, raised to rule two countries, James was one of the oddest kings ever to ascent any throne. Neither noble nor heroic, he confounded those who despised him by being shrewd enough to reign for fifty-eight years, survive countless plots and never go to war. 'A vastly entertaining addition to the historical novels of Scots author Nigel Tranter.' Glasgow Sunday Mail

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444757620

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Tapestry of the Boar by Nigel Tranter Pdf

During the reign of Malcolm IV, King of the Scots, Hugh de Swinton and his fellow mosstroopers helped keep the rampaging Galloway rebels at bay. But it was for his expertise in the killing of wild boars, as protector of the Swintons' sheep flocks, that young Hugh was brought to Malcolm's attention. But Malcolm was a pious man much concerned with the well-being of his people. And he handpicked Hugh de Swinton to mastermind a very special project close to his heart: to establish Scotland's first real hospital for the sick and poor, at Soutra in Lauderdale. Action, chivalry and romance in the 12th century: the story of Hugh de Swinton and his thrilling life that encompassed fighting, farming and the foundation of Scotland's first hospital.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444763799

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Chain of Destiny by Nigel Tranter Pdf

Following the murder of his father at Bannockburn in 1488, fifteen-year-old James Stewart was crowned James IV of Scotland. From those inauspicious beginnings, the inexperienced boy-king was to become one of the finest and most popular kings in Scotland's history, leading his people bravely through some of the nation's most dramatic and colourful years. Bold, vigorous, headstrong and romantic, he inspired great loyalty from men, and passionate love from women. So great was his people's affection that the bravest and best of Scotland's young men finally laid down their lives for him - at the tragic Field of Flodden. Accomplished lover, able king, complex personality, James IV of Scotland is brought to memorable life in Nigel Tranter's compelling tale of drama, intrigue and treachery.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444718898

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The Wallace by Nigel Tranter Pdf

William Wallace ? a man of violent passions and unquenchable spirit, the natural leader of a proud race. Scotland at the end of the 13th century was a blood-torn country suffering under the harsh domination of a tyrant usurper, the hated Plantagenet, Edward Longshanks. During the appalling violence of those unsettled days, one man rose to become leader of the Scots. That man was William Wallace. Motivated at first by revenge for the slaughter of his father, Wallace vowed to cleanse his country of the English and set the rightful king, Robert the Bruce, upon the Scottish throne. Though Wallace was a heroic figure, he was but a man ? and his chosen path was to lead him through grievous danger and personal tragedy before the final outcome . . .

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741117

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Macbeth the King by Nigel Tranter Pdf

Across a huge colourful canvas, ranging from the wilds of Scotland to Norway, Denmark and Rome, here is the story of the real MacBeth. Set aside Shakespeare's portrait: read instead of his struggle to make and save a united Scotland. In this impressively researched and vivid portrayal, Tranter belies the popular perception of a savage, murderous ambitious king. Instead, he tells of MacBeth's struggle to make and save a united Scotland; his devotion to his great love, the young Queen Gruoch; the humane laws they fought for; the great battle they were forced to fight. And the terrible price they paid.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741032

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Druid Sacrifice by Nigel Tranter Pdf

King Arthur's niece, sister to Gawain and daughter of King Loth, the devoutly Christian Princess Thanea was born to a life of high privilege. But her fortunes took a turn for the worse when she first objected to the druidical practice of human sacrifice and then refused to marry the man her pagan father had picked out for her. Cast adrift in an oarless coracle as a sacrifice to the sea-god, Thanea managed to survive, washed up on the Fife coast and rescued by the monks of St Serf.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444757729

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Lion's Whelp by Nigel Tranter Pdf

The brutal murder of James I, King of Scots, at Perth in 1437 left his seven-year-old son to rule over a troubled kingdom. Power-hungry lords seized their chance to gain control over the boy-king James II and his realm. When young Alexander Lyon, son of the Thane of Glamis, married Agnes, the daughter of Sir William Crichton, he found himself drawn into the wider affairs of the nation. Alec was to become a close attendant and friend of the young monarch at a time when James was in sore need of protection. Alec Lyon and Agnes Crichton were to shape the story of Scotland - and that of England, too. This was the period of the Wars of the Roses, and the northern kingdom was not to remain unaffected. A thrilling tale of cunning and treachery, danger and romance from master of Scottish historical fiction Nigel Tranter.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741087

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Gold for Prince Charlie by Nigel Tranter Pdf

In 1745 the Highlanders limped away from the bitter field of Culloden. Soon the Duke of Cumberland was offering a huge sum for the capture of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, dead or alive. Duncan MacGregor, great-nephew of Rob Roy, volunteers to join the small band of men escorting the Prince to safety. Just one day after the Prince's escape, a large amount of French gold is landed at the very spot from which he has sailed. Thus it is that Duncan becomes involved in a desperate attempt to save Prince Charlie's gold, helped by beautiful, headstrong Caroline Cameron. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday