Title: The bride
Subtitle: the story of Louise and Montrose.
First published: 1939
Description: Opens in The Hague, introduction to the Winter Queen of Bohemia's children and their various interactions.Back room political manoeuvring, Prince Rupert preparing His flotilla for Ireland, Painting with Gerrard Von Honthorst, Court In exile intrigue.Montrose the King's Champion Arrives,love Blooms Between Montrose And Louise. assassination attempt, Montrose Ask's for and receives Louise's Hand upon His successful turn to Scotland and once again to war with the Solemn League And Covenant.Description of His final battle,Him lost in the mountains,delirium,wound's, betrayal, execution. All done with fine detail and amazing delicate understanding. A Surprisingly sublime book.And in the end Revealed How a Graham Almost became King of England.
Subjects: Fiction, History, Generals, Fiction in English, Royalists, Fiction, historical, general, Scotland, fiction
Places: Scotland
People: James Graham Montrose Marquis of (1612-1650), Louise Hollandine Countess Palatine, Abbess of Maubuisson (1622-1709), Louise Hollandine Countess Palatine Abbess of Maubuisson (1622-1709)
Time periods: Charles I, 1625-1649