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14%OFFJimmy Powdrell Campbell - The Scottish Crown Jewels and the Minister´s Wife: A Cromwellian Mystery - 9780752440293 - V9780752440293
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The Scottish Crown Jewels and the Minister´s Wife: A Cromwellian Mystery

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Description for The Scottish Crown Jewels and the Minister´s Wife: A Cromwellian Mystery Paperback. The story of the Scottish crown jewels & the minister's wife Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.

In 1651, Oliver Cromwell invaded Scotland and desperately wanted to get hold of the Scottish Honours, or crown jewels, the symbol of the spirit and soul of Scotland, in order to destroy these icons and further his Parliamentarian cause. In a desperate bid to save the Regalia from certain destruction, a local minister, James Granger, and his wife Christian Fletcher entered the stronghold of Stonehaven Castle in order to rescue them from under the noses of the English. By hiding the jewels under her skirts, Christian Fletcher got away and buried them in the graveyard of the local church for ... Read more

In this amazing account of one woman s fight to protect her country, Jimmy Powdrell Campbell uses incredible letters between John Granger and John Keith's mother, the local countess, to reconstruct the truth about the missing Scottish Crown Jewels. In a tale of indescribable bravery and undeserved glory, he reveals for the first time the extent to which the current existence of the Scottish Crown Jewels relies on the actions of a daring minister's wife, and how the credit for such an important undertaking has still, 400 years on, been given to the wrong man.

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752440293
SKU
V9780752440293
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

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