A Royal Tradition: The Queen and Her Family in Scotland by Roderick Martine; Roddy Martine - 1986-01-01

Mainstream Publishing, 05/01/1986. Hardcover. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.

Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1986. 160 pp, large 8vo (9 15/16" H). B&w and colour photographs. "This book sets out to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth from a Scottish viewpoint. The throne of England was inherited by the King of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth's Scottish pedigree stretches far further back into the mists of time than her English lineage. Through various cousin marriages she descends over twenty times from the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots. But for over 200 years no ruling British Monarch set foot on Scottish soil. The Hanovarians resolutely ignored Scotland for four generations, incensed by the Jacobites, although it was through their descent from King James VI of Scotland that they were able to make a legitimate claim to British Sovereignty. In the nineteenth century it was Queen Victoria's discovery of the Highlands which made Scotland fashionable overnight with Court society. And it is her descendants who have maintained the tradition, holidaying at Balmoral and… Read More

United Kingdom: Mainstream Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 1851580182 . A Very Good hardcover in like dustjacket. Book has bumping to spine ends and light edge-wear. Pages are clean throughout. Dustjacket has light edgwear and some light creasing to spine ends. Carefully packaged and posted within 48 hours from our wee bookshop in Scotland. .