The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots A Novel
The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots A Novel
- ISBN 13:
9780312379735
- ISBN 10:
0312379730
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 09/01/2009
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Summary
Born Queen of Scotland, married as a girl to the invalid young King of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly king dom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third to the dash - ing Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute. Unable to rise above the violence and disorder that swirled around her, Mary escaped to Englandonly to find herself a prisoner of her ruthless, merciless cousin Queen Elizabeth. Here, in her own riveting account, is the enchanting woman whose name still evokes excitement and compassionand whose death under the headsman's axe still draws forth our sorrow.