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In the dawn of a kingdom, loyalties and lies collide. The truth will change England and Scotland forever. In the triumphant aftermath of Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce faces unfamiliar battles. His wife Elizabeth, held captive in England for eight long years, has finally returned home to Scotland. With his marriage in ruin and hopes for an heir quickly fading, Robert vows to fulfill an oath from long ago-one which will not only bind his daughter to a man she does not love, but challenge the honor of his most trusted knight, James Douglas. While Ireland falls to the Scots, King Edward II of England must contend with quarrelsome barons. Hugh Despenser is the one man who can give him both the loyalty and love he so desperately craves. War with France looms and Edward's only chance at peace rests with his queen, Isabella-a woman who has every reason to seek her own revenge. Tormented by his past, James returns to a solitary, ruthless life of raiding into the north of England. When a bewitching spy promises him the ultimate victory, James must weigh whether to unveil the truth and risk losing her love-or guard his secrets and forever preserve Robert's faith in him.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic, as good as Nigel Tranter. Just finished and on to book two,Worth Dying For. Read so many books about this time in Scottish history but Sasson keeps your eyes glued to the page. A must.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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What a brilliant end to a fascinating triogy. Have been to most of the places mentioned in the book and I could just imagine it all happening there. The discriptions in the book make you be there. What next?
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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As a Scot the first thing I have to say, apart from the dreadful American spelling, about this book is that it is a work of fiction. It claims no more nor should it. The treatment by the author of two of the most important aspects of Scottish history from that period is, to say the least, abysmal. These events are very significant in the Scottish psyche. The first defines the Scot and the second a statement of Independence from our Southern neighbour. The first, treated with but a very brief summary of events, i.e. the betrayal, arrest, trial and execution of Sir William Wallace. Dealt with as if it were insignificant in this tremendously important period of Scottish history where less than two decades later the Declaration of Arbroath, Scotlands Independence Charter, and this vile act by Edward Longshanks, the "Hammer of the Scots" ( another title afforded to Edward 1 of England )is almost poo-pooed in the telling. The other, an act that defined Scotland as a seperate nation, was the Coronation of King Robert 1st - Robert the Bruce. This event, at that particular time and done on the Crowning Stone or Stone of Scone, was a clear message to all of Europe and in especial to England and the Vatican, that the King of Scots ( NOT the King of Scotland but of it's people) was independent and owed no fealty to England. As King of Scots he was by this Act declaring that the land occupied by HIS people was independent from England. As a tale it is well told but I am not too impressed with the detail or the research. I have still to read the next two books of the trilogy and I hope my expectations will not been too badly damaged by my limited enjoyment of number 1.
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