Mary Queen of Scots (Tie-In): The True Life of Mary Stuart Paperback – 27 November 2018

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie &;As enthralling as a detective story.&; &; New York Times Book Review In Mary Queen of Scots, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history&;s most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Stuart as a romantic leading lady&;achieving her ends through feminine wiles&;and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Through Guy&;s pioneering research and superbly readable prose, we come to see Mary as a skillful diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of factions that sought to control or dethrone her. It is an enthralling, myth-shattering look at a complex woman and ruler and her time. &;The definitive biography . . . gripping . . . a pure pleasure to read.&; &; Washington Post Book World First published in 2004 as Queen of Scots

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