Nigel Tranter

Nigel Tranter

Nigel Tranter OBE was a Scottish historian and author.-Early life:Nigel Tranter was born in Glasgow and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He trained as an accountant and worked in Scottish National Insurance Company, founded by his uncle. In 1933 he married May Jean Campbell Grieve...

is a Scottish author who wrote many novels based on actual historical events and characters.

This page includes those of his historical novels set in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 after the Union of the Crowns

Union of the Crowns

The Union of the Crowns was the accession of James VI, King of Scots, to the throne of England, and the consequential unification of Scotland and England under one monarch. The Union of Crowns followed the death of James' unmarried and childless first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I of...

 in 1603, when James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 upon the death of his cousin Elizabeth I.

For historical novels set earlier than this see Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286

Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286

Nigel Tranter is a Scottish author who wrote many novels based on actual historical events and characters.This page includes those of his books set in Scotland from earliest times until the death of Alexander III in 1286....

 or Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set between 1286 and 1603.

For other books by Nigel Tranter, see here.

Montrose omnibus

The Young Montrose

First published in 1972 by Hodder & Stoughton. Paperback edition 1974.

Covering the years 1636–1645, this books tells the story of James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman and soldier, who initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but subsequently supported King Charles I as the English Civil War developed...

 during the turbulent years of the
Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Wars of the Three Kingdoms

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England, Ireland, and Scotland between 1639 and 1651 after these three countries had come under the "Personal Rule" of the same monarch...

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1636–1645

Montrose: The Captain-General

1645–1650

MacGregor trilogy

MacGregor's Gathering

1706–1708

The Clansman

1711–1716

Gold for Prince Charlie

1743–1746