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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart by John A. Guy
by John A. Guy | HC | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 2 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780618254118
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0618254110
ISBN-13
9780618254118
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038590
Product Key Features
Book Title
Queen of Scots : the True Life of Mary Stuart
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Royalty, Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, Europe / Great Britain / Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603), Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0 in
Item Weight
36.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-067592
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Rarely have first-class scholarship and first-class storytelling been so effectively combined." --John Adamson, Daily Telegraph, Spirited and satisfying....Guy's account has all the twists and turns of a good thriller--and plenty of horror, too., "[An] absorbing biography . . . meticulously researched . . . scholarly and intriguing." --Peter Ackroyd, "Queen of Scots is a triumph of biography, artistry, and historical detective work. John Guy has produced a masterpiece, full of fire and tragedy." --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana, "Recent royal shenanigans look tame compared with what John Guy unearths in QUEEN OF SCOTS." --Claire Lui, "I couldn't put this book down....Never before has [Mary's story] been told with such detail, accuracy, insight and drama." --Gerard DeGroot, Scotland on Sunday, "A definitive biography. . . . Reads as thrillingly as a detective story, and is rich in detail and authoritative in its analysis."--Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times, "Spirited and satisfying....Guy's account has all the twists and turns of a good thriller--and plenty of horror, too." Kirkus Reviews "As enthralling as a detective story..." --Gerard Kilroy The New York Times Book Review "Recent royal shenanigans look tame compared with what John Guy unearths in QUEEN OF SCOTS." --Claire Lui Entertainment Weekly "Queen of Scots is a triumph of biography, artistry, and historical detective work. John Guy has produced a masterpiece, full of fire and tragedy." --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana "Rarely have first-class scholarship and first-class storytelling been so effectively combined." --John Adamson, Daily Telegraph "[An] absorbing biography . . . meticulously researched . . . scholarly and intriguing." --Peter Ackroyd The Times of London "A definitive biography. . . . Reads as thrillingly as a detective story, and is rich in detail and authoritative in its analysis." --Miranda Seymour, The Sunday Times "I couldn't put this book down....Never before has [Mary's story] been told with such detail, accuracy, insight and drama." --Gerard DeGroot, Scotland on Sunday
Dewey Decimal
941.105/092 B
Table Of Content
Contents Acknowledgments xi Genealogies xiv Maps xvii Prologue 1 1. The First Year 12 2. The Rough Wooings 27 3. Arrival in France 41 4. Adolescence 54 5. Education 67 6. A Dynastic Marriage 82 7. Betrayed Queen 97 8. Return to Scotland 113 9. Into the Labyrinth 128 10. A Meeting Between Sisters 143 11. A Search for a Husband 163 12. "My Heart Is My Own" 178 13. A Marriage of Convenience 194 14. Enter Bothwell 210 15. A Marriage in Trouble 224 16. Assassination One 238 17. Reconciliation 252 18. Plot and Counterplot 269 19. Assassination Two 285 20. A Love Match? 302 21. Dnouement in Scotland 323 22. Mary's Story 341 23. Bothwell's Story 359 24. The Lords" Story 373 25. Casket Letters I 384 26. Casket Letters II 405 27. Captive Queen 424 28. An Ax or an Act? 446 29. Nemesis 464 30. The Final Hours 483 Epilogue 488 Chronology 501 Notes 506 Bibliography 530 Index 542 Illustration Credits 582
Edition Description
Teacher's edition
Synopsis
The eminent British historian John Guy has unearthed a wealth of evidence that upends the popular notion of Mary Queen of Scots as a femme fatale and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Guy draws on sources as varied as the secret communiqués of English spies and Mary's own letters (many hitherto unstudied) to depict her world and her actions with stunning immediacy. Here is a myth-shattering reappraisal of her multifaceted character and prodigious political skill. Guy dispels the persistent popular image of Mary as a romantic leading lady, achieving her ends through feminine wiles, driven by love to murder, undone by passion and poor judgment. Through his pioneering research, we come to see her as an emotionally intricate woman and an adroit diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of powerful factions -- the French, the English, duplicitous Scottish nobles, and religious zealots -- who sought to control or dethrone her. Guy's investigation of Mary's storied downfall throws sharp new light on questions that have baffled historians for centuries, and offers convincing new evidence that she was framed for the murder for which she was beheaded. Queen of Scots, the first full-scale biography of Mary in more than thirty years, offers a singularly novel, nuanced, and dramatic portrait of one of history's greatest women.
LC Classification Number
DA787.A1G89 2004
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