Life of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
Author: Frederik Eginhard Amadeus Schiern
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 478
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Author: Frederik Eginhard Amadeus Schiern
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 478
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Stedall
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Published: 2012-07-26
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 1846246466
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMary Queen of Scots: Catholic martyr or manipulative femme fatale On 10 February 1567, conspirators bent on killing Henry, Lord Darnley, King-Consort of Mary Queen of Scots successfully razed his Edinburgh residence at Kirk o' Field in a huge explosion. Soon afterwards, Darnley's partially-clothed body was discovered in a nearby orchard, strangled to death by an unknown assailant. Rumours of Mary's involvement in his murder quickly surfaced. Placards across Edinburgh implied that she had provoked the Earl of Bothwell into killing her husband in a crime of passion. This became more plausible when she tried to avoid having to prosecute him for the murder, and subsequently married him, encouraged by her most senior Protestant nobles. While Mary's motives for the marriage might be explained by her need for his protection, those of the Nobility who had encourage it are confusing. Why would they want a union, which would inevitably place Bothwell, a man they hated, as head of government? Was their motif to associate her in the murder plot? Mary's involvement in Darnley's murder has remained one of the great historical mysteries. Genealogist and author Robert Stedall has spent ten years researching the inter-marriages within Scottish peerage to provide an explanation for their motives in removing Mary from the throne. In this first volume, of his two volume history of Mary and James, he explains in vivid detail the switching allegiances of the nobility, and can reveal for the first time, the gripping true story of Mary's downfall and imprisonment.
Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2007-12-18
Total Pages: 722
ISBN-13: 0307431479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's Mary Boleyn. Handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, staked his claim to the English throne by marrying Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the Queen of England. It was not long before Mary discovered that her new husband was interested only in securing sovereign power for himself. Then, on February 10, 1567, an explosion at his lodgings left Darnley dead; the intrigue thickened after it was discovered that he had apparently been suffocated before the blast. After an exhaustive reevaluation of the source material, Alison Weir has come up with a solution to this enduring mystery. Employing her gift for vivid characterization and gripping storytelling, Weir has written one of her most engaging excursions yet into Britain’s bloodstained, power-obsessed past.
Author: Elizabeth Byrd
Publisher: Pan
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9780330027045
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Author: FREDERIK. SCHIERN
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033551233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frederik Schiern
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Published: 1880
Total Pages: 476
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Catherine Hermary-Vieille
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Published: 2014-02-15
Total Pages: 487
ISBN-13: 1909912867
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOpening in the Danish dungeon where James raves at the end of his days, the book tells the story of his life from childhood to the betrayal by a spurned lover that leads to his imprisonment. Born in a climate of religious schism the young James Hepburn, Lord of Bothwell, soon finds himself divided between his loyalties and his conscience. Maturing rapidly into a brilliant young man, he is called home from Paris to take his place as Lord Bothwell. Life had taught him to be a fierce warrior and a passionate lover, and James's fate is set in motion when he meets his Queen. A love springs up between them that will overcome religious divides, spill blood, and haunt Bothwell until his dying day. BACK COVER The passionate and tragic story of Lord Bothwell, husband of Mary Queen of Scots, set against a background of religious turmoil, political strife and dramatic warfare. Told from his final days in a Danish dungeon, James Bothwell's tragic story, centring on his intense relationship with Mary Queen of Scots, unfolds. Set against the backdrop of French and Scottish history, in a climate of revenge, ruthless killings and religious strife, James finds himself divided between his loyalties and his conscience. The life of this fierce warrior and passionate lover is followed from his troubled childhood to the events of his final betrayal. Yet it is his meeting with the beautiful Mary Stuart that would ultimately secure his fate. Whilst Scotland, England and France grapple for power, tragic consequences await the lovers, with repercussions that would alter their country forever.
Author: Archibald Francis Steuart
Publisher: Canada Law Book
Published: 1923
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe trial of Mary Queen of Scots took place in the Star Chamber, and was the first formal trial of a crowned and accredited Sovereign in historic times. The unfortunate Queen was not tried, as many people think, for any deeds or misdeeds done during her reign in Scotland, but on account of her alleged complicity in the Babington plot which designed to free her and kill Queen Elizabeth of England. This volume gives the State Trial, the legal processes which led up to it, the tortuous policy of the English lawyers, and a rare account of the Queen's last miseries borne with such dignity and bravery.
Author: Mary (Queen of Scots)
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Published: 1828
Total Pages: 214
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James I (King of Scotland)
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Published: 1886
Total Pages: 158
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