A Protestant Lord in James VI's Scotland: George Keith, Fifth Earl Marischal (1554-1623)

by Miles Kerr-Peterson

A study of the life and career of one of Scotland's leading magnates during a turbulent period.

George Keith, fifth Earl Marischal, is an outstanding example of long-term successful Protestant Lordship in the reign of James VI. The founder of Marischal College in Aberdeen and the towns of Peterhead and Stonehaven, reputed tobe the richest earl in Scotland, Marischal and his kindred were witness to a Scotland reeling from the consequences of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783273763
• ISBN13: 9781783273768
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"