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Tag: Flodden Field

Royalty, Tudor Period

The Good King

Sad day for the Stuarts: on September 9, 1513, James IV of Scotland, one of the most successful Stuart monarchs, died in the battle of Flodden Field. James was the son of an unpopular king who faced two rebellions during his reign. During the second one, 15-year-old James was embraced as a leader of the rebels, who then killed his father at the Battle of … Continue reading The Good King

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When her doting parents die unexpectedly, Astra Davies, a witty, clever 1930s socialite finds herself hard up and guarding family secrets from a vengeful aristocrat. Will she manage to pull herself back from the brink of social and financial disaster and find happiness with the extremely irresistable (but complicated) Earl of Dunreaven? You’ll have to read it to find out!

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