Книга: James V. «Bright Ruin»

Bright Ruin

Magically gifted aristocrats rule Britain, and the people must serve them. But rebellion now strikes at the heart of the old order. Abi has escaped public execution, thanks to an unexpected ally. Her brother Luke is on the run with Silyen Jardine, the most mysterious aristocrat of all. And as political and magical conflicts escalate, each must decide how far they’ll go for their beliefs. Dragons clash in the skies, as two powerful women duel for the soul of Britain. A symbol of government will blaze as it dies, and doors between worlds will open – and close forever. But the battle within human hearts will be the fiercest of all..

Формат: Мягкая бумажная, 486 стр.

ISBN: 9781509821471

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James V

▪ king of Scotland

born April 10, 1512, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scot.
died Dec. 14, 1542, Falkland, Fife
 king of Scotland from 1513 to 1542.

      During the period of his minority, which lasted throughout the first half of his reign, James was a pawn in the struggle between pro-French and pro-English factions; after he assumed personal control of the government, he upheld Roman Catholicism against the Protestant nobles and allied his country with France.

      James was 17 months old when he succeeded to the throne of his father, James IV (ruled 1488–1513). In the power struggle that developed between the pro-French regent, John Stewart, duke of Albany, and the head of the English party, Archibald Douglas, earl of Angus, each side sought to gain possession of the young ruler. James's mother, Margaret Tudor, complicated events by shifting her allegiance from her husband, Angus, to Albany.

      Albany retired to France in 1524, and Angus kept James in confinement from 1526 until 1528, when the King escaped and forced Angus to flee to England. By 1530 James had consolidated his power in Scotland. He signed a treaty with his uncle, King Henry VIII of England, in 1534, but in 1538 he married the French noblewoman Marie de Guise and thereafter allied with France against England. A cruel man, he instituted in his later years a near reign of terror in Scotland, and his financial exactions did not endear him to his subjects.

      When Henry VIII's forces attacked Scotland in 1542, James's small army, weakened by the disaffection of the Protestant nobles, crossed into England and was easily routed near the border at Solway Moss on Nov. 24, 1542. The disaster caused the King to suffer a mental breakdown; he died on Dec. 14, 1542, a week after the birth of his daughter—his only surviving legitimate child—Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots). Among his several illegitimate children was James, earl of Moray (died 1570), who became regent of Scotland when Mary Stuart abdicated her throne in 1567.

Additional Reading
Caroline Bingham, James V (1971), is a popular biography. C. Patrick Hotle, Thorns and Thistles: Diplomacy Between Henry VIII and James V, 1528–1542 (1996), is a dramatic account of a doomed relationship that ended in Scottish tears.John S. Morrill

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