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Chargement... Montrosepar C. V. Wedgwood
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Recounts the life of seventeenth century Scottish hero James Graham, the 1st Marquess of Montrose, who spent years struggling against the anti-royalist forces of Civil War Scotland, until his execution in Edinburgh in 1650. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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CV Wedgewood paints a sympathetic picture of Montrose emphasizing his strong sense of honor not only in his unwavering loyalty to the Kings once the civil wars began but also in his humane conduct of war including trying to avoid or limit the plunder of captured towns and to provide civil treatment to prisoners. Despite the slander and propaganda of his enemies, he was popular in Scotland and, on the day of his execution, the Edinburgh mob did not rail against him as Argyll had hoped. Montrose was unlucky in his Kings who failed to heed his counsel and did not reciprocate his fidelity. Montrose died a young man of 37, lost his eldest son in the war as well as his wife and had his castle, Kincardine, destroyed by his enemies. While he was ultimately defeated and executed, the Civil War provided him the opportunity to demonstrate his military greatness and honorable character. ( )