The Game of Kings
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The Game of Kings is the name of the 1961 novel written by Dorothy Dunnett about Scotsman Francis Crawford of Lymond. It is the first of the six novels comprising the Lymond Chronicles.
The novel highly regarded, and renowned for its wit and its complex and involving characterising, plot and writing.
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[edit] Plot Overview
Against the background of Henry VIII's Rough Wooing of Scotland, Francis Crawford of Lymond, mercenary and outlaw, returns from the continent to Edinburgh, Scotland, to attempt to hunt down the man who incriminated him, and to cause trouble for his family.
[edit] Main Fictional Characters
- Francis Crawford of Lymond, Master of Culter
- Sybilla Crawford, Dowager Baroness Culter
- Richard Crawford, Third Baron Crawford
- Mariotta Crawford, Baroness Crawford
- Christian Stewart
- Jonathan Crouch
- Gideon Somerville
- Kate Somerville
- Samual Palmer
[edit] Main Historical Characters
- Mary de Guise, Queen Dowager of Scotland
- Tom Erskine
- Wat Scott of Buccleuch
- Janet Beaton
[edit] Main Locations
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Stirling, Scotland
- The Lowlands of Scotland (including the fictional Midculter Castle)
- Northumbria, England (including the fictional Manor of Flaw Valleys and Hadrian's Wall)
- Threave Castle, Scotland
