Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; PROLOGUE 1560: British policies and the British context; 1 Argyll's life and character; 2 Semi-sovereign prince; 3 The creation of a British policy: 1558 ... 1560; 4 The collapse of amity: 1561 ... 1565; 5 The reconfiguration of British politics: 1566 ... 1568; 6 The withdrawal from British politics: 1569 ... 1573; CONCLUSION The earl of Argyll and the nature of British politics in the age of the three kingdoms; CHRONOLOGY, 1558 ... 1573; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
Summary
This book explains how the political crises of the mid-sixteenth century moulded the future political shape of the British Isles. Its central figure is the fifth earl of Argyll, the brother-in-law of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the major force throughout the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-243) and index