The Galliard

By Margaret Irwin

Book Overview

Queen of Scotland at six days old. Queen of France at seventeen years old. A widow at eighteen. The young and trusting Mary, Queen of Scots, is sailing home to her kingdom after years in exile. The danger from her cousin, the English Queen, has not lessened since then. Religious divides threaten to tear the nation apart and, across the border, Elizabeth keenly watches this new threat to her throne. Amid the furious turmoil and uncertainty in her Scottish kingdom, Mary finds she has one loyal servant--James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, a 'glorious, rash and hazardous young man' known to all as the Galliard. In Bothwell's courage and love for her, Mary finds serenity, and though fate works against them, no force can conquer their spirit. This stunning novel from the acclaimed author of Young Bess breathes new life into the little known story of the great love of Mary, Queen of Scots.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749080736
• ISBN13: 9780749080730
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.2" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

An interesting book on an interesting man.

This novel (despite its--to our '90s vocabulary--unfortunate title) is a fast-paced, entertaining, and even funny account of the tumultuous life and times of that supreme swashbuckler, the Earl of Bothwell. The novel, which draws heavily on Robert Gore-Browne's biography, "Lord Bothwell," is recommended for anyone with an interest in Mary Queen of Scots and her third husband.