The Royal Stewarts

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W. Blackwood, 1914 - 590 trang
The royal Stewart--Stuart family of Scotland between the 1300s (with references to earlier legends) and the late 1700s. Includes that part of the lineage which filled the royal thrones in both Scotland and England. Includes the story of the Jacobites and their support of the Stewarts.
 

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