TRANTER, Nigel - Margaret the Queen - (Hardcover in Wrapper)

This is a much used library book - 4 date sheets full of loans - Must have been very popular - Book shows it's use BUT wrapper is still great - Was protected by heavy duty library plastic - Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd, London,1979 - Jacket design by Val Biro - 421 pg.   >>>   The story of the mild and saintly Margaret of Scotland.  A young refugee Saxon princess, 24 years old when she arrived north of the border, she gained the throne of Scotland and tamed her wild and warlike people.  Single handed, she changed the nation's destiny and won their lasting love.  (Goodreads)    >>>  First she was Margaret the refugee. A Saxon princess, sister of Edgar Atheling who, but for William the Conqueror, would have been King of England. She came to Scotland in 1069. Beautiful, sympathetic and devout, whe was an unlikely consort to the rough and ready Malcolm King of Scots and slayer of MacBeth, a man who cared for little other than hunting, drinking and the brutal arts of war. Yet, through her gentle strength of character and intelligence, she was to have a profound and lasting effect on her adopted nation and people that lasts to this day. (Scotland on Sunday)        * First Edition * Royalty *