Originally published: London : Collins, 1952.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

For pure heroism and nobility it would be difficult to match the "Great Marquess", described by Thomas Carlyle as the noblest of the Cavaliers. He seems to many to belong with the knights of epic chivalry, inspiring his contemporaries to remarkable feats of valour and leaving behind him a legend which, fostered by fellow countrymen such as Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan, has endured to this day. This new, fully illustrated edition of C.V. Wedgwood's classic study catches the fire of that legend in recounting Montrose's story. Relying upon the facts, Dame Wedgwood shows her hero against the cultured background of his youth in St. Andrews; carries him through the epic marches across the mountains and glens of the Highlands and on to his terrible end at Edinburgh, which he met, like all his trials, with fortitude. - Jacket flap.