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THE
YOUNG
MONTROSE

James
Graham, the great Marquis of Montrose, is one of the noblest figures
of history, a brilliant leader of men, a world-acclaimed strategist,
a talented moderate in a bigoted age, a man of as great probity as of
charm and the loyalist of the loyal - yet, a strangely modest man at
heart. And by no means a plaster saint, by any count. If Charles the
First had had even one other servant of the stature of Montrose,
probably British History would have been very different. But one man
alone could not alter all, when intolerance, despotism, folly and
weakness held the stage -even though James Graham tried hard, and
almost succeeded.

In
this novel Nigel Tranter takes the fascinating, gallant, yet
desperate story of this man from the initial snub he received from
the monarch he was to devote his life to serve, to the detriment of
his own marriage, well-being and peace of mind, through all the
reluctant involvement in national affairs, through intrigue,
violence, treachery, to battle, more battle, and eventual
near-triumph. But expensive triumph, for James Graham and those he
loved, with all Scotland almost in his grasp and his hated enemy,
Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll, defeated and discredited, and
England and Oliver Cromwell next on the list. But that was to
reckon without Fate
...

The
Young Montrose

Nigel
Tranter

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THE
YOUNG
MONTROSE

PRINCIPAL
CHARACTERS

In
Order of Appearance

james
graham, fifth earl of montrose:
twenty-third
chief of the Grahams, aged twenty-four.
An
Greumach
M
or
.

john
graham, lord kilpont
:
son of the first Earl of Airth (or eighteenth Earl of Menteith).

king
charles the first

james,
third marquis of hamilton:
chief
of the Hamiltons, later first Duke.

william
hamilton, earl of lanark:
brother
to above.

william
laud
:
Archbishop
of
Canterbury.

archiuald
napier, first lord napier of merchiston:
Scots
statesman, brother-in-law of Montrose.

john,
lord graham:
eldest
son of Montrose.

james,
lord carnegie
:
son
or
the
Earl of Southesk, brother-in-law of Montrose.

david
carnegie. first earl of southesk:
father-in-law
of Montrose.

lady
magdalen carnegie, countess of montrose

James
graham
:
second son of Montrose,

P
atrick
graham, younger of inchbrakie
:
known as Black Pate, friend and kinsman of Montrose.

John
Leslie, sixth earl of rothes
:
Scots statesman and Covenant leader,

rev.
alexander henderson:
Minister
of Leuchars and Covenant leader,

sir
thomas hope of craighall
:
Lord Advocate,

archibald
J
ohnston
ofwarriston
:
Advocate and Covenant leader, later Lord Warriston.

john
campbell, first earl of loudoun:
Covenant
leader, later Chancellor of Scotland.

rev.
andrew cant
:
Minister of Pitsligo, leading Scots divine.

rev,
david dickson
:
Minister of Irvine, leading Scots divine.

george
gordon. second marquis of huntly:
chief
of Clan Gordon.

james
gordon, viscount aboyne:
second
son of above.

lord
lewis gordon:
third
son of Huntly.

george,
lordcordon:
eldest
son of Hunlly.

archibald
cambell. eighth earl of argyll:
MacCailean
M
or
,
chief
of Clan Campbell, later first
Marquis.
alexander
leslie:
Field-Marshal,
later first Earl of Leven.

robert
arnot,
or
balfour.
second lord balfour of
burleigh
:
Scots
statesman and general.

queen
henrietta maria:
wife
of King Charles.
prince
rupert of
the
r
hine:
nephew
of King Charles,Royalist commander.

prince
maurice of bohemia:
brother
of above, Royalist
general.

sir
william rollo
:
son
of Laird of Duncrub, lieutenant of Montrose.

alastair
macdonald, younger of colonsay
:
nicknamed
Colkitto, commander of lrish gallowglasses.

david
drummond. master of madderty:
heir
of Lord Madderly, brother-in-law of Montrose.

james
ogilv
y,
first
earl
of airie
:
chief
of Ogilvys and staunch kingsman.

sir
David
ogilvy:
son
of Airlie.