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Scotland's History The Stewarts
The Stewarts
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Renaissance Scotland
Bold, daring, rash and ambitious, the Stewarts would become the most colourful of royal dynasties.
The reign of the Stewarts saw the decline of the old Gaelic powerblock of the Lordship of the Isles and a new vision for what Scotland could become.
Continue the journey with Scotland's new royal family...
Begin at James I's capture by the English
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