{"product_id":"9781444766998","title":"Lord in Waiting: Mary Stewart 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1460, when clan feuds were rife, and the threat of English invasion\u003cbr\u003ewas ever-present, James III, one of Scotland's weakest monarchs, came to\u003cbr\u003ethe throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore long, John, Lord of Douglas, a born leader and a man of\u003cbr\u003econscience and vision, found himself wishing that James' wise and\u003cbr\u003estrong-minded sister Princess Mary had succeeded in her brother's place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fact compounded by the feeble king's habit of ignoring high-born\u003cbr\u003enobles, and succumbing instead to the influence of the astrologer and\u003cbr\u003ealchemist William Sheves, Archdeacon of St Andrews, one of the cleverest\u003cbr\u003eand most unscrupulous individuals in Scotland's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContinuing the story of Princess Mary Stewart that began in P\u003cb\u003erice of a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrincess\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLord in Waiting \u003c\/b\u003eis a gripping tale of 15th century Scotland by\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel Tranter, master of Scottish historical fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154996805872,"sku":"9781444766998","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444766998_p0.jpg?v=1763814715","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444766998","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}