Publisher's Synopsis
The story of Lord George Seton and Charles Seton, the 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, central figures in the Scottish Reformation and the Civil Wars of the 17th Century.
Amid the violent upheavals of 16th and 17th-century Britain, two generations of the Seton family stood at the heart of history. Lord George Seton, a devoted supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, risked everything in her cause-plotting, fighting, and enduring torture in service of his exiled queen. His grandson, Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, navigated the shifting allegiances of the English and Scottish Civil Wars, from reluctant Covenanter to committed Royalist, ultimately exiled for his loyalty to King Charles I. Through meticulous research sparked by the discovery of a long-misinterpreted portrait miniature, Paul A. Christensen brings to life the political intrigue, betrayals, and battles that shaped a nation. The Setons and the Stuarts is a gripping account of two extraordinary men whose lives were intertwined with the great monarchs and conflicts of their age.
