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The Castilians: A story of the siege of St Andrews Castle

The Castilians: A story of the siege of St Andrews Castle - Paperback

by V. E. H. Masters
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Availability:In StockContributor:V. E. H. MastersSeries:The Seton Chronicles #1Publish date:2020-11-30Pages:300
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nydie BooksISBN-13:9781838251505ISBN-10:1838251502UPC:9781838251505Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCE8WDJY8W

Scotland 1546. Seeking revenge for the burning of a young preacher, a group of lairds take St Andrews Castle by stealth, and murder Cardinal Beaton, the nation's most powerful man.


For a sister and brother - Bethia, living in the town outside the castle, and Will, one of the rebels within - the siege becomes a battle for survival.


As the long siege plays out, Will moves between hunger, fear and boredom; so cold he's burning furniture and books and so hungry he's eating rats. His actions mean the family could lose everything, unless Bethia gives up the hope of love - or forces Will home.


But this is not just a struggle between them, it's about the choices a nation must make as Henry VIII coerces from across the border, determined the infant Mary Queen of Scots will marry his son, and Scotland's auld alliance with France is invoked.


This debut novel closely follows the events of the siege of St Andrews Castle, and its dramatic re-taking.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Nydie BooksISBN-13:9781838251505ISBN-10:1838251502UPC:9781838251505Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCE8WDJY8W
Masters, V. E. H.: - VEH Masters was born and brought up on a farm a few miles outside St Andrews, Scotland. The first time she ever visited St Andrews Castle was aged 12, when her history teacher took the class on a school trip. They crept down the siege tunnel and peered into the bottle dungeon, where Cardinal Beaton's body was said to have been kept pickled in salt. She was hooked! The Castilians, her debut novel, tells the story of how the Cardinal's body ended up in the dungeon and why the siege tunnel was built.
Publisher: Nydie Books

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