Ballad of the Five Marys (Paperback, 2nd New edition)

BALLAD of the FIVE MARYS Yestreen the Queen had Four Marys Tonight she’ll hae but three There was Mary Seton, and Mary Beaton And Mary Carmichael and me. from ‘Mary Hamilton’, The Child Ballads The Mary Carmichael of the well-known ballad may be a fiction but Marys Seton, Beaton, Livingston and Fleming, together with Mary Stewart, comprised the real five Marys – assertive young women unafraid to question their place in society. Who was Mary Queen of Scots? Vilified as an adulteress, only to be immortalised as a martyr, where does history become legend? Why was Mary deposed? Who killed Darnley? Five hundred years after the Battle of Flodden and the birth of John Knox, this new take on Mary’s life explores not only the historical events which led to her demise, but the relationships and emotions of an increasingly isolated young woman faced with political and religious upheaval and her country’s gradual loss of independence. Our Sovereign Lady who now Reigns at this Hour, The Mighty Lord be ever her Protector And Make Her Marriage as He thinks Best, That Her Liege may Reign in Peace and RestTHE FORMAN ARMORIAL, C.1562

General

Imprint:	Luath Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2013
Authors:	Donald Smith
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
Edition:	2nd New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-910021-14-9
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	1-910021-14-8
Barcode:	9781910021149

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