A book that will leave few readers unmoved.- San Francisco Chronicle She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. -- Newsweek. -- The Columbus Dispatch With grace, sensitivity, and a sharp eye for detail, lady Antonia Fraser has succeeded not only in recapturing the real Mary from the symbol but also in illuminating the chaotic age in which she lived. -- The New York Times One of the most fascinating figures in history. -- Time Compassionate, illuminating, rich in human interest.
Antonia Fraser\'s richly readable biography demonstrates that Mary\'s great fascination continues unabated.
But she was invariably regarded as fascinating.
Praise for Mary Queen of Scots She was sometimes reviled as a scheming whore, sometimes revered as a misunderstood martyr.
Here is her story, a Queen who lost a throne for love, a monarch pampered and adored even as she was led to her beheading, the unforgettable woman who became a legend for all time.
Betrayed by those she most trusted, she would be lured into a deadly game of power, only to lose to her envious and unforgiving cousin, Elizabeth I.
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.
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.
A book that will leave few readers unmoved.- San Francisco Chronicle She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful
