International Sale: Books & Manuscripts

online only auction | 1 day sale | 18 days away
Location
Edinburgh, GB
Dates

Sale Starts

Wed
Jun 18
4am

Sale Ends

Wed
Jun 18
Rose, Hew / Hugh
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Description & Details

This June's Books & Manuscripts auction is led by one of the most important collections of historical Scottish manuscripts ever offered for sale, containing no fewer than five letters signed by Mary Queen of Scots, with further letters and documents signed by James V, James VI and I, and Mary of Guise. The papers of Kilravock Castle, near Nairn in the highlands of Scotland, bring to life the history of the ancient Rose family as they fought for influence in a feudal society populated by child kings, doomed queens, jostling consorts and regents, and power-hungry bishops. From the 20th century,...