Robert Stedall

Robert Stedall is a British historian, genealogist and retired finance director. He is best known for his two-volume history of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI of Scotland which was based on his genealogical research of the Scottish peerage in the 16th Century.
By mapping the inter-marriages of the Scottish families, he established a fresh understanding of the nobles' allegiances, and their motivations in Mary's removal from the throne. National newspaper The Daily Mail featured a two-page spread on the first volume "The Challenge to the Crown", which covers the period until Mary’s enforced abdication at Lochleven in 1567. The second volume covers Mary’s imprisonment and execution in England, and James’s reign in Scotland, until he became King of England in 1603.
His first book, ‘Hunting from Hampstead’, tells the story of his great Uncle, Cecil Stedall and his brothers, who hunted from the family home in Hampstead, and travelled to Palestine with their horses to fight in the First World War. It was illustrated throughout with Cecil's drawings, discovered in his mother's estate.
He was educated at Marlborough College and McGill University. He is also a past master of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. He lives in Petworth.
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