Black William

The coronation celebrations for George I: state-ordained gaiety. But a brittle, artificial gaitey. For many people, the rightful king was still the Stuart Pretender over the water. And in the vigorous North Country where 'folk do their own thinking', the Jacobites were strong. For Mary Lawley the country's conflicting loyalties were paralleled in her own heart. Two men she felt for; two men committed by birth and conviction to the opposing sides.... (taken from cover notes)