Blood of kings
Subtitle: the Stuarts, the Ruthvens and the 'Gowrie Conspiracy'
By: J.D. Davies
Publisher: Ian Allen
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hersham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780711035263
Subjects: Gowrie Conspiracy, 1600; History; Verschwörung; Samenzwering
Other titles: Stuarts, the Ruthvens and the 'Gowrie Conspiracy'
Description: A story of murder, lust for power and revenge. It reveals startling evidence that links the 'Gowrie Conspiracy' of 1600 to an assassination that changed the course of European history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the death of kings (I); title: 1. The word of a king; title: 2. The fall of the House of Ruthven; title: 3. The dark lords; title: 4. Greysteil; title: 5. Gowrie and the Devil; title: 6. For the good of the state; title: 7. Wolf's Crag; title: 8. Soldiers of thye Queen; title: 9. Tibi soli; title: 10. The truths long concealed; title: Epilogue: the death of kings (II); title: Appendix A: The rise of the House of Ruthven; title: Appendix B: The Ruthven 'claim to the throne' and their 'lost heir.'