Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. [By James Grant.]
Title | Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. [By James Grant.] PDF eBook |
Author | Mary (Queen of Scots) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 214 |
Release | 1828 |
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Mary Queen of Scots
Title | Mary Queen of Scots PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Watkins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Queens |
ISBN | 9780500288177 |
The fascinating but ultimately tragic tale of Mary, Queen of Scots, holds eternal appeal. In this beautifully illustrated book, now available in paperback, Susan Watkins re-creates the world in which Mary lived - the landscapes, the palaces and the courtly culture, and the fine details of the domestic scene - in vivid word pictures, which give life to the wealth of historical illustrations and specially taken photographs by Mark Fiennes, who accompanied Susan Watkins on her journey in search of the true story behind the Queen across three countries.
Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley
Title | Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley PDF eBook |
Author | Alison Weir |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 722 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307431479 |
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's Mary Boleyn. Handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, staked his claim to the English throne by marrying Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the Queen of England. It was not long before Mary discovered that her new husband was interested only in securing sovereign power for himself. Then, on February 10, 1567, an explosion at his lodgings left Darnley dead; the intrigue thickened after it was discovered that he had apparently been suffocated before the blast. After an exhaustive reevaluation of the source material, Alison Weir has come up with a solution to this enduring mystery. Employing her gift for vivid characterization and gripping storytelling, Weir has written one of her most engaging excursions yet into Britain’s bloodstained, power-obsessed past.
Elizabeth and Mary
Title | Elizabeth and Mary PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Dunn |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 2007-12-18 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307425746 |
"Superb.... A perceptive, suspenseful account." --The New York Times Book Review "Dunn demythologizes Elizabeth and Mary. In humanizing their dynamic and shifting relationship, Dunn describes it as fueled by both rivalry and their natural solidarity as women in an overwhelmingly masculine world." --Boston Herald The political and religious conflicts between Queen Elizabeth I and the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, have for centuries captured our imagination and inspired memorable dramas played out on stage, screen, and in opera. But few books have brought to life more vividly the exquisite texture of two women’s rivalry, spurred on by the ambitions and machinations of the forceful men who surrounded them. The drama has terrific resonance even now as women continue to struggle in their bid for executive power. Against the backdrop of sixteenth-century England, Scotland, and France, Dunn paints portraits of a pair of protagonists whose formidable strengths were placed in relentless opposition. Protestant Elizabeth, the bastard daughter of Anne Boleyn, whose legitimacy had to be vouchsafed by legal means, glowed with executive ability and a visionary energy as bright as her red hair. Mary, the Catholic successor whom England’s rivals wished to see on the throne, was charming, feminine, and deeply persuasive. That two such women, queens in their own right, should have been contemporaries and neighbours sets in motion a joint biography of rare spark and page-turning power.
Mary Queen of Scots [Film Tie-In]
Title | Mary Queen of Scots [Film Tie-In] PDF eBook |
Author | John Guy |
Publisher | Fourth Estate |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780008316228 |
Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, and Queen of France at sixteen years, she grew up in the crosshairs of Europe's political battles to become Queen Elizabeth's arch rival. This book tells the story of the fraught and dangerous relationship between these two women of incredible charisma and power - a relationship that began with both seeking a political settlement, but which led them down a path of danger, from which only one could emerge victorious. Previously published as 'My Heart is My Own'.
My Heart is My Own
Title | My Heart is My Own PDF eBook |
Author | John Alexander Guy |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 612 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1841157538 |
This book is a reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. John Guy returns to the archives to explode the myths and correct the inaccuracies that surround this most fascinating monarch. He also explains a central mystery: why Mary would have consented to marry - only three months after the death of her second husband, Lord Darnley - the man who was said to be his killer, the Earl of Bothwell. He also solves, through careful re-examination of the Casket Letters, the secret behind Darnley's spectacular assassination at Kirk o'Field.
The Life of Mary Queen of Scots, 1
Title | The Life of Mary Queen of Scots, 1 PDF eBook |
Author | George Chalmers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 528 |
Release | 1818 |
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