Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
02.09.2026
Verlag
Gyan BooksSeitenzahl
188
Maße (L/B/H)
22,2/14,5/1,4 cm
Gewicht
315 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-81-657-5004-6
Discover the dramatic life of Claverhouse against the turbulent backdrop of seventeenthcentury Scotland. Mowbray Morris's Claverhouse explores the life and career of John Graham of Claverhouse, one of the most striking and controversial figures in Scottish history. Soldier, royalist, political figure, and commander, Claverhouse lived during a period marked by religious conflict, political instability, rebellion, and revolution. The biography begins with his birth, lineage, and early life before following his entry into military service. As Scotland becomes increasingly divided, Claverhouse finds himself at the center of conflicts that test his loyalty, military ability, and political judgment. The narrative examines the rising at Rutherglen, the defeat at Drumclog, and the aftermath of Bothwell Bridge. Morris also considers the historical controversy surrounding Claverhouse, including the arguments made against him and the political intrigue surrounding his career. Rather than reducing him to a simple hero or villain, the book places his actions within the complicated circumstances of Scotland's religious and political struggles. The final chapters turn toward the approach of revolution, the Highland rising, and the military campaigns that followed. Through these events, Claverhouse emerges as a figure shaped by duty, loyalty, ambition, warfare, political conflict, and a deeply divided nation. Ideal for readers interested in Scottish history, Claverhouse, British military history, Jacobite history, religious conflict, political revolutions, seventeenthcentury Scotland, and historical biography. This classic biography provides an accessible introduction to one of Scotland's most debated historical personalities and the turbulent world in which he lived.
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