Unicorn Rampant

The year 1617 was a fateful one for Scotland - and especially for young
John Stewart of Methven, bastard son of the Duke of Lennox.

King James VI of Scotland and I of England made a rare and disastrous
visit to his homeland of which he had been an absentee monarch for
fourteen years. Knighted in a rash moment by the eccentric King Jamie,
John became the reluctant servant of the court.

Much against his w...