James VI and the Gowrie Mystery

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Lang

    He had many sisters; the eldest, Mary, married the Earl of Atholl, a Stewart, in January 1580. Lady Gowrie was thus motherinlaw of the Earl of Atholl, who died at Gowrie House in August 1594. Her granddaughter, Dorothea (daughter of ...

  • James VI And The Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Lang

    Rycht Honorabill Sir,—My dewty with servise remembred. Pleise yow onderstand, my Lo. of Gowry and some vtheris his Lo. frendis and veill villeris, qha tendaris his Lo. better preferment, ar vpon the resolucion ye knaw, for the revenge ...

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Lang

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  • James VI And The Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Lang

    This book contains a fascinating investigation into the "Gowrie Conspiracy", by Andrew Lang.

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery: Large Print
    By Andrew Lang

    An old Scottish lady, many generations ago, used to say, 'It is a great comfort to think that, at the Day of Judgment, we shall know the whole truth about the Gowrie Conspiracy at last.'

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery: Original Text
    By Andrew Lang

    There are enigmas in the annals of most peoples; riddles put by the Sphinx of the Past to the curious of the new generations.

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery: Special Edition
    By Andrew Lang

    We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Andrew Lang

    John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie (c. 1577 - 5 August 1600) was a Scottish nobleman who succeeded his brother, James, the 2nd Earl, as Earl of Gowrie following James' death in 1586.

  • James Vi and the Gowrie Mystery
    By Andrew Lang, HardPress

    Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

  • James VI and the Gowrie Mystery: Large Print
    By Andrew Lang

    Having criticised the contemporary criticism of the Gowrie affair, we must look back, and examine the nature of Gowrie's ancestral and personal relations with James before the day of calamity.