Download or read book The Proud Servant written by Margaret Irwin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, the soldier-poet who fought so magnificently and so fruitlessly for his King, Charles I.A tale of seduction and witchcraft and a promise made to Charles 1 to "raise Scotland for the King" Margaret Irwin's novels of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries have been popular for over five decades. The author's particular hall-mark is the way she blends exciting adventure, romance and penetrating character-study with scrupulous historical accuracy.