Betrayed: (A Financial and Conspiracies Thriller – Book 1 in the Legacy Thriller Series) by William Wield Page A
Authors: William Wield
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several successive English Kings as a special reward for outstanding service to the Crown.
- 1485, Title and Tenure of ‘The Isle of Man and the Isles’ given to John Stanley, first Earl of Derby, as a reward for his key role in crowning Henry VII on the battlefield at Bosworth upon the death there of Richard III.
- 1642, Craithe and the Isles passed by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby to his second daughter Louisa as her Dowry on her marriage to James Macrae, Laird of Craithe, (Written Permission for this transfer given by King Charles the First, in a letter dated 12 June 1642).
- 1828, Isle of Man sold by Dukes of Atholl to the Crown, (‘The Isles’ retained in the ownership of the Lairds of Craithe, in feu to the Crown).
‘This Crown Dependency?’ asked Kim in Russian so that Anastasia would feel included, ‘am I right in thinking that means that, like the Isle of Man, Craithe is now outside the laws of both the United Kingdom and the European Union?’
‘It does indeed,’ replied Angus, ‘very useful for what the team are doing here.’
‘Aha, your own sovereign state just like the Federation of Russia,’ cried Anastasia, smiling as though she now understood the significance of what she had just been told.
‘Yes, smaller version,’ said Angus. All three laughed.
During this short dissertation on history, Kim had been leafing through an earlier bit of the book and had come across an extensive family tree with dozens of pretty, ornate coats of arms on it representing the many families of Angus’s ancestors.
‘Good heavens,’ she cried, ‘look at all of these.’ She continued to look in greater detail at some of the names under each shield. ‘A lot of very grand Earls and a Duke here,’ she went on, ‘and here’s a Stuart – a relation of Bonnie Prince Charlie by any chance?’
‘Well yes actually, and I have the Stuart name in mine to acknowledge that,’ said Angus, ‘but they’re not all grand, look here. There’s Maria daughter of the bad, Jack Black, notorious pirate and general scoundrel – eventually caught and hanged. His daughter inherited his huge quantities of ill-gotten gains and a handsome fortune as well. She was a very feisty lady herself and you can tell how beautiful she was you’ll find her portrait in the dining room and her father’s name is also in mine.’
‘Ah that’s better,’ said Kim, ‘I like the thought of a banker having pirate’s blood in his ancestry – very appropriate,’
‘Are you mocking me by any chance?’ asked Angus.
‘Heaven forbid I should ever mock you, Boss,’ replied Kim grinning back at him.
The far end of the room, the Laird beckoned them and Angus took them back over to join the others. By now little Jerry was tired and Angus led Anastasia carrying his son up to the children’s quarters which Mrs McGovern the head housekeeper had prepared for them.
When Angus returned down to the Great Hall, he was anxious to talk to Sir Jeremy. He found him on his own, seated in a comfortable chair, sipping a glass of whisky; he was looking out of one of east-facing windows, relaxing in the view of the islands of Scarba and Jura and the mainland beyond. His eyes were half closed in peaceful contemplation of the shimmering seas, the islands and the pale blue of the evening spring sky. A small pot of pills lay on a delicate little Georgian side table beside him and Angus could see that the earlier pain had gone and that he was now enjoying being here in this tranquil world. Angus helped himself to a small glass of whisky from a table of drinks in the corner of the room and went over to join him.
‘How’re you feeling?’ said Angus as he drew up a comfortable arm chair next to the other.
‘I’m fine, though I found the helicopter a bit difficult after such a long day’. He smiled a wisp of shadow leaving it as he looked back at his nephew. His illness meant that he had little to do with the project from day to day, but as it
- 1485, Title and Tenure of ‘The Isle of Man and the Isles’ given to John Stanley, first Earl of Derby, as a reward for his key role in crowning Henry VII on the battlefield at Bosworth upon the death there of Richard III.
- 1642, Craithe and the Isles passed by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby to his second daughter Louisa as her Dowry on her marriage to James Macrae, Laird of Craithe, (Written Permission for this transfer given by King Charles the First, in a letter dated 12 June 1642).
- 1828, Isle of Man sold by Dukes of Atholl to the Crown, (‘The Isles’ retained in the ownership of the Lairds of Craithe, in feu to the Crown).
‘This Crown Dependency?’ asked Kim in Russian so that Anastasia would feel included, ‘am I right in thinking that means that, like the Isle of Man, Craithe is now outside the laws of both the United Kingdom and the European Union?’
‘It does indeed,’ replied Angus, ‘very useful for what the team are doing here.’
‘Aha, your own sovereign state just like the Federation of Russia,’ cried Anastasia, smiling as though she now understood the significance of what she had just been told.
‘Yes, smaller version,’ said Angus. All three laughed.
During this short dissertation on history, Kim had been leafing through an earlier bit of the book and had come across an extensive family tree with dozens of pretty, ornate coats of arms on it representing the many families of Angus’s ancestors.
‘Good heavens,’ she cried, ‘look at all of these.’ She continued to look in greater detail at some of the names under each shield. ‘A lot of very grand Earls and a Duke here,’ she went on, ‘and here’s a Stuart – a relation of Bonnie Prince Charlie by any chance?’
‘Well yes actually, and I have the Stuart name in mine to acknowledge that,’ said Angus, ‘but they’re not all grand, look here. There’s Maria daughter of the bad, Jack Black, notorious pirate and general scoundrel – eventually caught and hanged. His daughter inherited his huge quantities of ill-gotten gains and a handsome fortune as well. She was a very feisty lady herself and you can tell how beautiful she was you’ll find her portrait in the dining room and her father’s name is also in mine.’
‘Ah that’s better,’ said Kim, ‘I like the thought of a banker having pirate’s blood in his ancestry – very appropriate,’
‘Are you mocking me by any chance?’ asked Angus.
‘Heaven forbid I should ever mock you, Boss,’ replied Kim grinning back at him.
The far end of the room, the Laird beckoned them and Angus took them back over to join the others. By now little Jerry was tired and Angus led Anastasia carrying his son up to the children’s quarters which Mrs McGovern the head housekeeper had prepared for them.
When Angus returned down to the Great Hall, he was anxious to talk to Sir Jeremy. He found him on his own, seated in a comfortable chair, sipping a glass of whisky; he was looking out of one of east-facing windows, relaxing in the view of the islands of Scarba and Jura and the mainland beyond. His eyes were half closed in peaceful contemplation of the shimmering seas, the islands and the pale blue of the evening spring sky. A small pot of pills lay on a delicate little Georgian side table beside him and Angus could see that the earlier pain had gone and that he was now enjoying being here in this tranquil world. Angus helped himself to a small glass of whisky from a table of drinks in the corner of the room and went over to join him.
‘How’re you feeling?’ said Angus as he drew up a comfortable arm chair next to the other.
‘I’m fine, though I found the helicopter a bit difficult after such a long day’. He smiled a wisp of shadow leaving it as he looked back at his nephew. His illness meant that he had little to do with the project from day to day, but as it
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