In The Tangled Skein, Baroness Orczy does not paint Queen Mary nearly so black as she is usually portrayed.
He is the embodiment of all chivalry, and every virtue dear to the heart of an Englishman..
The tangling of the Skein is due to Mary\'s supposititious love for Robert d\'Esclade, fifth Duke of Wessex, whom the people of England desire to become King Consort.
Indeed Mary is depicted as so passionately loving as to be almost lovable, a woman of strong emotions, invariably swayed by justice.
In The Tangled Skein, Baroness Orczy does not paint Queen Mary nearly so black as she is usually portrayed