Book description
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. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a
voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday
'He treats history with respect' One of Scotland's best-loved
authors, Nigel Tranter wrote over ninety novels on Scottish history. He
died at the age of ninety on 9 January 2000.
