Edinburgh under siege 1571-1573 / Harry Potter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Potter, Harry, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edinburgh (Scotland)--History--16th century.

Edinburgh (Scotland).

Scotland--History--James VI, 1567-1625.

Scotland.

History.

Physical Description:

190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Stroud, Gloucestershire : Tempus, 2003.

Summary:

In 1571 Edinburgh was at the centre of a bloody three-year siege in which many men sacrificed their lives in support of the dethroned Queen Mary. William Kirkcaldy, as keeper of the ancient fort and regal palace, and William Maitland of Lethington defiantly held the castle against a succession of regents. In despair Regent James Douglas, the Earl of Morton turned to Scotland's oldest enemy, the English, to overthrow the Castle rebels. Within ten days the English cannons and a thousand men brought the rebels to their knees and the majestic towers of the citadel crumbled around them. The siege was an embodiment of the hatted and rivalry between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I.

Contents:

1 Hurtling Towards Disaster, August 1561 to August 1567 13

2 The Devil's Egg, August 1567 to January 1570 24

3 The Soul of all the Godless Band, February 1570 to March 1571 35

4 Dumbarton Rock, 1 and 2 April 1571 50

5 Captain of the Crag, April to May 1571 56

6 The Douglas Wars Begin, June to August 1571 69

7 The Stirling Raid, 3 and 4 September 1571 78

8 Money is the Man, September to December 1571 85

9 Divided in Minds, January to July 1572 93

10 Led Upon the Ice, July to October 1572 107

11 Morton's Manoeuvres, November and December 1572 113

12 Safe from No Man's Cursing, January to April 1573 119

13 Like Snail in Shell, April and May 1573 134

14 A Just Recompense, June and July 1573 142.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0752423320

OCLC:

52621008