John Guy - Mary: Queen of Scots

Details
Paperback - As new

Rating
3.9/5 Goodreads

Synopsis
Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler in British history lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, and Queen of France at sixteen years, she grew up in the crosshairs of Europe's political battles to become Queen Elizabeth's arch rival.
This book tells the story of the fraught and tangled relationship between these two women of incredible charisma and power - a relationship that began with both seeking a political settlement, but which led them down a path of danger, from which only one could emerge victorious.

"A biography that reads as thrillingly as a detective story" - Sunday Times
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"A masterpiece, full of fire and tragedy" - Amanda Foreman