description: In this fifth volume of the series, 16th-century soldier of fortune Francis Crawford of Lymond journeys from Mary Tudor's England to the barbaric Russia of Ivan the Terrible. There, he attempts to civilize the mad tsar's court, while scheming to become second in command.
language: English
title: The Ringed Castle
titlecomplete: The Ringed Castle (The Lymond Chronicles, #5)
characters: Francis Crawford of Lymond, John Dee, Ivan the Terrible, Dmytro Vyshnevetsky, Philippa Somerville, Mary I of England, Richard Crawford, Güzel, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, Richard Chancellor
genres: Historical, Classics, Scotland, Adventure, Russia, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, 16th Century, Romance
ratings_count: 3491
places: London, England, Moscow, Russia, Scotland
series: The Lymond Chronicles