Best Biography Of Mary Queen Of Scots - April 2024

Mary, Queen of Scots: The History and Legacy of Mary Stuart of Scotland

*Includes pictures*Includes Mary's own quotes about her life*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Did I not tell you this would happen? I knew they would never allow me to live, I was too great an obstacle to their religion." – Mary, Queen of ScotsThe position in history of Mary Queen of Scots is a paradoxical one. Her fame as a monarch lies less in her personality or achievements than in her position within the dynastic maneuvers and political-religious upheavals taking place in northwest Europe in the 16th century. Most monarchs spen... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00X3Y703K
• ASIN: B00X3Y703K
• Manufacturer: Charles River Editors

Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart

This Whitbread Award–winning biography and basis for the film Mary Queen of Scots starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie “reads like Shakespearean drama” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).   “A triumph . . . A masterpiece full of fire and tragedy.” —Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana   In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than thirty years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history’s greatest women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00L0M73TI
• ASIN: B00L0M73TI
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Mary Queen of Scots

“A book that will leave few readers unmoved.”–San Francisco ChronicleShe was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a third glorious crown on her noble head. Instead, Mary Stuart became the victim of her own impulsive heart, scandalizing her world with a foolish passion that would lead to abduction, rape and even murder. Betrayed by those she most trusted, she would be lured into a deadly game of power, only to lose to her envious and unforg... [Read More]

• ASIN: 038531129X
• ASIN: 038531129X
• ISBN: 038531129X
• Brand: Delta
• Manufacturer: Delta

Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

"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 HeraldThe 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 ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375708200
• ASIN: 0375708200
• ISBN: 9780375708206
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Mary Queen of Scotland and The Isles: A Novel

Margaret George's exhaustively researched novel skillfully weaves both historical fact and plausible fiction in bringing the story of Mary Queen of Scots to life. She was a child crowned a queen....A sinner hailed as a saint....A lover denounced as a whore...A woman murdered for her dreams...Margaret George's Mary Queen of Scotland and the Isles brings to life the fascinating story of Mary, who became the Queen of Scots when she was only six days old. Raised in the glittering French court, returning to Scotland to rule as a Catholic monarch over a newly Protestant country, and executed like a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312155859
• ASIN: 0312155859
• ISBN: 0312155859
• Brand: George, Margaret
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley

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... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812971515
• ASIN: 0812971515
• ISBN: 0812971515
• Brand: Weir, Alison
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade EuropeFrom the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother, Elizabeth Stuart, granddaughter of the martyred Mary, Queen of Scots.Upon her father's ascension to the illustrious throne of England, Elizabeth Stuart was suddenly thrust from the poverty of unruly Scotland into the fairy-tale existence of a princess of great wealth and splendor. When she was married at sixteen to a German count far below her rank, it was wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B074M6LK5F
• ASIN: B074M6LK5F
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

Mary Queen of Scots: A Life From Beginning to End (Royalty Biography Book 2)

Mary, Queen of ScotsNow only 2.99$ -> Original Price 3.99$ -> Limited Time Offer!Mary Stuart was born into a powerful royal dynasty that was at war with the rest of Europe and with itself. Mary’s ascent to the throne was disarmingly easy and she reached adulthood completely unprepared for the plots and betrayals she would be subject to. As the head of a resolutely unstable country, Mary struggled to maintain her grip on the precarious crown on her head and was removed from the throne by an armed rebellion. Inside you will read about...✓ Early Life✓ A Fairy Tale in France✓ A Most Tragic... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M5F90XO
• ASIN: B01M5F90XO

You Wouldn't Want to Be Mary, Queen of Scots!: A Ruler Who Really Lost Her Head

Traces the life of the Scottish queen, who came into her title at the age of one week and was eventually beheaded for plotting against her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.

• ASIN: 053114853X
• ASIN: 053114853X
• ISBN: 053114853X
• Brand: Children's Press(CT)
• Manufacturer: Franklin Watts

My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots

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• ASIN: 0008304904
• ASIN: 0008304904
• ISBN: 0008304904
• Brand: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Manufacturer: fourth state uk

Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France

Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds -- from a troubled childhood in Florence to her marriage to Henry, son of King Francis I of France; from her transformation of French culture to her fight to protect her throne and her sons' birthright. Based on thousands of private letters, it is a remarkable account of one of the most influential women ever to wear a crown.

• ASIN: 0060744936
• ASIN: 0060744936
• ISBN: 0060744936
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

Mary, Queen of Scots: Pride, Passion and a Kingdom Lost

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, was one of history’s romantically tragic figures. Devious, naïve, often highly principled, beautiful, and sexually voracious, this was a woman who secured the Scottish throne and bolstered the position of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Her endless plotting, including a likely involvement in the murder of her husband Lord Darnley, eventually led to her flight from Scotland and imprisonment by her equally ambitions cousin and fellow queen, Elizabeth of England. And yet when Elizabeth ordered her unpredictable rival and kinswoman to be beheaded in 1587 she did so... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1860645887
• ASIN: 1860645887
• ISBN: 1860645887
• Brand: Brand: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: Tauris Parke Paperbacks

The Life of Elizabeth I

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPerhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her closest, most trusted advisers. Now, in this brilliantly researched, fascinating new book, acclaimed biographer Alison Weir shares provocative new interpretations and fresh insights on this enigmatic figure.Against a lavish backdrop of pageantry and passion, intrigue and war, Weir dispels the myths surrounding Elizabeth I and examines the contradictions of her ch... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345425502
• ASIN: 0345425502
• ISBN: 0345425502
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

Mary Queen of Scots

All the world lamented the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. "No man ever saw her without love or will read her history without pity." Whether it is this French Marie Stuart recorded by Brantome, the German Maria Stuart of Schiller's tragedy, the Italian Maria Stuarda of Donizetti's opera, or the more recent queen of film played by Katharine Hepburn or Vanessa Redgrave, her story resonates over four centuries. The tale of the free-spirited and beautiful Queen of Scots, who refused to accept the constraints of her birth and position, still appeals to us today. Mary's inheritance gave her both t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0500510385
• ASIN: 0500510385
• ISBN: 0500510385
• Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson

Queen Mary's Women: Female Friends, Family, Servants and Enemies of Mary, Queen of Scots

• ASIN: 0859766675
• ASIN: 0859766675
• ISBN: 0859766675
• Manufacturer: John Donald

Daughters of the Winter Queen : Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

The thrilling family saga of five unforgettable women who remade Europe From the great courts, glittering palaces, and war-ravaged battlefields of the seventeenth century comes the story of four spirited sisters and their glamorous mother,

• UPC: 958145585
• Rating: 3.75

Mary Queen Of Scots (DVD)

Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to

• UPC: 408987881
• Model: 191329072615

Mary Queen of Scots (Tie-In) : The True Life of Mary Stuart

Soon to be a major motion picture from Focus Films, a biography, “as enthralling as a detective story,” (New York Times) of the woman who reigned over sixteenth-century Scotland.

• UPC: 779513764

Mary Queen Of Scots (Blu-ray + Digital Copy)

Mary Queen of Scots explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to

• UPC: 296907781
• Model: MCABR62198731

The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots: A Novel

The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots: A

• UPC: 14144972
• Rating: 3.0

Daughters of the Winter Queen : Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia, and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots

Documents how a betrayed Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of James I, raised her four daughters in exile during the Dutch Golden Age, tracing how their stories shaped a three-decade war and fulfilled the promises of

• UPC: 563952302
• Rating: 3.75

Royal Road to Fotheringhay : The Story of Mary, Queen of Scots

A fictional portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, follows the tragic character from her youth, through her tumultuous adulthood at the center of political intrigue, betrayal, rivalry, and murder, to her execution, ordered by her

• UPC: 2604012
• Rating: 4.5

The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots - eBook

In this dramatic, compelling fictional memoir Carolly Erickson lets the courageous, spirited Mary Queen of Scots tell her own story*—*and the result is a novel readers will long remember.Born Queen of Scotland, married as a

• UPC: 383295200
• Rating: 3.0

Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley - eBook

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

• UPC: 970258728
• Rating: 3.154

Mary Queen of Scots

Author of Marie AntoinetteShe was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a

• UPC: 25675179
• Rating: 4.0

Mary Queen of Scots 2018 Saoirse Ronan Josie Rourke R DVD Drama BEST SELLING NEW

• UPC: 372618117245
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 18 USD

Mary Queen of Scots 2018 Saoirse Ronan Josie Rourke R DVD Drama BEST SELLING

• UPC: 192867597999
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 15 USD

Mary Queen of Scots 2018 Saoirse Ronan Josie Rourke R DVD Drama BEST SELLING

• UPC: 333160894667
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 15 USD

Mary Queen of Scots 2018 Saoirse Ronan Josie Rourke R DVD Drama BEST SELLING

• UPC: 173923089807
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 17 USD