Title Page, The History of Scotland George, Fifth Lord Seton played a pivotal role in the Battle of Langside on May 13, 1568, determining the future of Scotland. One account comes from William Robertson’s The History of Scotland published in 1761. I have modernized...
Replica Claymore Sword Mary Queen of Scots experienced a tumultuous period between March 1566 and May 1568. Caught up in Scottish politics, this period began with the murder of her private secretary and concluded with the defeat of Catholic forces at the Battle of...
Undated Drawing by Ernest Thompson Seton Ernest Thompson Seton’s ancestor George, Fifth Lord Seton, took part in the 1568 Battle of Langside. Four hundred and one years later Roger Waters recorded a performance piece based on the battle. I first heard this work in the...
Seton was at the Battle of Langside—not the usual Seton I write about, but one George Seton who lived 300 years before Ernest. While I am anxious to explore the battle—which is interesting in and of itself—I find myself waylaid by a different issue also needing...
Seton in conversation with wolf, 1930s I might have called this: The Last Chapter, although running 18 years, it would be another long one if including all detail. By 1928 Seton completed his magus opus, Lives of Game Animals. Afterwards, his production of new titles...
