The Guardian: A Tale of Scottish Independence (The Guardians Series #3)

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Synopsis
“A compelling, fact-based read filled with action, politics and personality” from the USA Today–bestselling author of Robert the Bruce (Historical Novel Society).Some men strive for greatness. And some men find themselves thrust into the role of their nation’s saviors. Such are the two heroes who reshaped and reconfigured the entire destiny of the kingdom of Scotland. Wallace the Braveheart would become the only legendary, heroic, commoner in medieval British history; the undying champion of the common man. The other, Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick, would perfect the techniques of guerrilla warfare developed by Wallace and use them to create his own place in history as the greatest king of Scots.In the spring of 1297, the two men meet in Ayr, in the south of Scotland, each having recently lost a young wife, one in childbirth and the other by murder. Each is heartbroken but determined in his grief to defy the ambitions of England and its malignant king, Edward Plantagenet, whose lust to conquer and consume the realm of Scotland is blatant and unyielding. Their combined anger at the injustices of the invading English is about to unleash a storm in Scotland that will last for sixteen years—and destroy England’s military power for decades—before giving rise to a new nation of free men.
Copyright:
2014

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
464 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781429922692
Related ISBNs:
9780765331588
Publisher:
Tor Publishing Group
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Copyrighted By:
Jack Whyte
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Military, Biographies and Memoirs, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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