Dimensions
128 x 198 x 21mm
During the reign of Malcolm the Fourth, King of the Scots, Hugh de Swinton and his fellow mosstroopers helped keep the rampaging Galloway rebels at bay. But it was for his expertise in the killing of wild boars, as protector of the Swintons' sheep flocks, that young Hugh was brought to the Malcolm's attention.
But Malcolm was a pious man much concerned with the well-bing of his people. And he handpicked Hugh de Swinton to mastermind a very special project close to his heart: to establish Scotland's first real hospital for the sick and poor, at Soutra in Lauderdale.
In this gripping 12th century tale of action, chivalry and romance, Nigel Tranter's rich imagination and fascinating research once again combine to bring the history of Scotland to vivid life.
