The Proud Man Author:Elizabeth Linington historical fiction about sixteenth century Ireland. — "the sixteenth century produced many colorfull personalities. in waht is now called the british isles lived 2 queens Elizebet tudor and mary stuart and many storirs have been written if them. But as there are more than 2 nations in those islands, there was a third rular, and of that no stories... more » have been written. this is his story.
the only major ficticious characters in this novel are Rory McGuinness and Moyna. all the rest were real people; many of the scenes among them happened substantially as set down here. if chronology has not always been followed too strictly, it is because all this is long ago and far away and does not matter now. this is only a story for reading. but it is a true story."« less