Loved the story of the child-king James II , King of Scots, the third king of the Stewart dynasty whose childhood was a struggle of control over his very person. First he was held by William, 1st Lord Crichton, Lord Chancellor of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle until his mother returned to supposedly make peace with Lord Crichton but slipped the king out in a chest. While at Stirling Castle the dowager queen married Sir John Stewart and Alexander Livingston of Callendar, warden of Stirling Castle had Sir John thrown in the dungeon with his brother while the Joan Beaufort was placed under house arrest. Sir Patrick Gray whose been trying to keep the king safe can see the resentment that the powerful magnates nurturing in the young king. "When I'm a man grown I will kill them," states James after the Black Dinner. The only reason I didn't give it five stars was over editing. There are some misspelled words, words missing letters, and wrong tenses. Tighten up the editing and it will be a five star book. ( )