The Stuarts, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from The Stuarts, Vol. 1 of 2: Being Illustrations of the Personal History of the Family (Especially Mary Queen of Scots) In Xvith, Xviith and Xviiith Century Art, Portraits, Miniatures, Relics, &C., From the Most Celebrated CollectionsIn the following pages an attempt is made to illustrate the characters, the persons, and some of the surroundings of the principal members of this ill-fated house, and, incidentally, of their friends and foes, from the days of James V. Of Scotland down to those of Prince Charles Edward, in whose person the Stuarts may be said to have made their last appearance as a political force.Portraits, pictures, and personal relics have been chosen from royal, national, and famous private collections, every one bearing more or less an imprimatur of genuineness. Many of the originals are works of art of the highest quality, and some, it is believed, possess the additional interest of having never been reproduced before.As to the Stuart family, there seems to be, as Voltaire truly remarked.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.