My Heart is My Own - The Life of Mary Queen of Scots (Paperback, New ed)

A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work today. She was crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at sixteen years; at eighteen she ascended the throne that was her birthright and began ruling one of the most fractious courts in Europe, riven by religious conflict and personal lust for power. She rode out at the head of an army in both victory and defeat; saw her second husband assassinated, and married his murderer. At twenty-five she entered captivity at the hands of her rival queen, from which only death would release her. The life of Mary Stuart is one of unparalleled drama and conflict. From the labyrinthine plots laid by the Scottish lords to wrest power for themselves, to the efforts made by Elizabeth's ministers to invalidate Mary's legitimate claim to the English throne, 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 t

General

Imprint:	Perennial
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2004
Authors:	John Guy
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	574
Edition:	New ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-84115-753-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Royalty Promotions
LSN:	1-84115-753-8
Barcode:	9781841157535

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