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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 to be his killer, the Earl of Bothwell. And, more astonishingly, he solves, through careful re-examination of the Casket Letters, the secret behind Darnley's spectacular assassination at Kirk o'Field. With great pathos, Guy illuminates how the imprisoned Mary's despair led to a reckless plot against Elizabeth - and thus to her own execution. The portrait that emerges is not of a political pawn or a manipulative siren, but of a shrewd and charismatic young ruler who relished power and, for a time, managed to hold together a fatally unstable country. MY HEART IS MY OWN is a compelling work of historical scholarship that offers radical new interpretations of an ancient story.

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HarperCollins
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Book Title
My Heart Is My Own: the Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Author
John Guy
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
608 Pages

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198mm
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129mm
Item Weight
450 g

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John Guy
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United Kingdom

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The best historical biography I have ever read. Rattles along and is not at all 'dry'.
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Another Tudor tyrant who like cutting off peoples heads, but that was the way of things in those days.
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by deej02711 Jun, 2011
A great read, anyopne interested in her life story will love this book
This book is very interesting to read, giving the angle from the queen herself rather than of those around her. It holds the attention of the reader from beginning to end, unlike some books about her, which just state the now well known facts of her life. A recommended book.

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