Download Full eBooks in PDF
Life Of Mary Queen Of Scots Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle version is available to download in english. Read online anytime anywhere directly from your device. Click on the download button below to get a free pdf file of Life Of Mary Queen Of Scots book. This book definitely worth reading, it is an incredibly well-written.
Author : Mary (Queen of Scots)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017306834
Author : Xavier Donald MacLeod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112080187153
Author : John Guy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241963777
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. For centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been a figure of scholarly debate. Where many have portrayed her as the weak woman to Elizabeth's rational leader, John Guy reassesses the young queen, finding her far more politically shrewd than previously believed. Crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, Queen of France by age sixteen and widowed the following year, Guy paints Mary as a commanding and savvy queen who navigated the European power struggles of the time to her advantage. Her life was one of drama and conflict - Scottish lords constructed labyrinthine plots to wrest power from her and attempts to prove her claim to the English throne were thwarted by English ministers bent on protecting Elizabeth. My Heart is My Own re-examines the original sources, resulting in a riveting new argument surrounding Mary's involvement in her husband Lord Darnely's murder and her subsequent marriage to his suspected assassin. Guy's accessible treatment of the well-trodden story, his deft storytelling and insightful new arguments provide compelling and dramatic reading. 'An absorbing biography . . . meticulously researched . . . scholarly and intriguing' Peter Ackroyd, The Times 'Rarely have first-class scholarship and first-class storytelling been so effectively combined' John Adamson, Daily Telegraph John Guy is an award-winning historian, accomplished broadcaster and a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge. His previous books include the highly acclaimed dual biography A Daughter's Love: Thomas and Margaret More a history, Tudor England, which has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide and a biography of Thomas Becket, published in 2012.
Author : George Chalmers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1818
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BNC:1001987245
Author : John Alexander Guy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0618619178
A new historian of Mary Queen of Scots draws on new sources to shatter various myths surrounding this odd monarch and uncover some of the scandals and political machinations underpinning, and undermining, her throne.
Author : James Mackay
Publisher : Random House
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780574912
In My End Is My Beginning is the story of Mary Queen of Scots (1542–87), the tragic heroine par excellence. Queen of an unfamiliar and troubled nation when she was a week old, it was her misfortune to be a pawn in the game of international politics throughout her life. Even in the brief period from 1561 to 1567 when she was ruler of Scotland in fact as well as in name, she was beset with problems that would have defeated a much stronger, more experienced monarch. A talented poet and a charismatic leader, she contended with a treacherous, self-serving nobility, the religious ferment of the Reformation, and the political ambitions of larger and more powerful neighbours. With little real authority and few resources, Mary’s reign was successful, until her disastrous marriage to the dissolute Darnley set in motion the events that brought about her downfall. For the last 20 years of her life she was a prisoner in the hands of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, and the subject of treacherous plots and conspiracies. A hostage to fortune, she represented a threat and a rallying-point for English Catholics. Her tragic end was inevitable. Yet her life, with all its adventurous, failures and disasters, produced the son – James – who ultimately brought about the union of Scotland and England. In the End Is My Beginning uncovers the true facts of Mary’s life in the context of Anglo-Scottish relations and shows why, after more than 400 years, she remains arguably the greatest character in popular Scottish history.
Author : Agnes Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Queens
ISBN : UCAL:$B756927
Author : Alphonse de Lamartine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Scotland
ISBN : UOM:39015065548151
Author : John Alexander Guy
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0618254110
A new historian of Mary Queen of Scots draws on new sources to shatter various myths surrounding this odd monarch and uncover some of the scandals and political machinations underpinning, and undermining, her throne.
Author : Gill Arbuthnott
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782506843
She was Queen of Scotland and of France, and a possible Queen of England; she was involved in a series of mysterious deaths; in the end she lost her head... But what was life really like for Mary, Queen of Scots? Put on your ruff and step into the sixteenth century for a unique glimpse into the dramatic life of the infamous queen. Mary's story is told from the perspective of her young servant Alec. Each easy-to-read chapter mixes the involving story of the queen's life with timelines, charts and revealing illustrations to create a Fact-tastic account that is both educational and emotionally engaging for younger readers. Take a journey through time and find out: Why did Mary become Queen of Scots when she was just six days old? What exotic animals lived with the young queen? How did Mary escape from Lochleven Castle? Why did Mary's cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, arrange her beheading? The Amazing Life of Mary, Queen of Scots continues the brilliant Fact-tastic series, which blends intriguing facts and fascinating fiction to bring the most exciting, gruesome and crucial moments of Scottish history alive for young readers.
Author : Henry Glassford Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1831
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015073729009
Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
Page : 722 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307431479
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.
Author : Alexander Hastie Millar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89006039390
Author : Henry Glassford Bell
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752383584
Reproduction of the original: Life of Mary Queen of Scots by Henry Glassford Bell
Author : Susan Doran,British Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123336237
Returning to Scotland, she married again (unhappily), gave birth to her only child, who would later betray her, suffered the horror of her secretary and second husband being murdered, endured abduction and rape by a third, and finally captivity and escape from a remote castle in the Highlands. Her last eighteen years as a prisoner in England, while certainly quieter, continued to be marked by conspiracy and intrigue, and a fraught relationship with her cousin Elizabeth I.