num_pages: 394
description: The story of the loyal friendship between Alexander II, who ascended the Scottish throne in 1214 at the age of 16, and Patrick, heir to the ancient - and all but rival - line of the Cospatricks, Earls of Dunbar. The friendship was to withstand treachery and danger, rivalry and heartache.
language: English
title: Sword of State
titlecomplete: Sword of State
characters: Patrick II, Earl of Dunbar, Alexander II, King of Scots
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 60
places: Scotland
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton