Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Henry Glassford Bell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781331476962

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Excerpt from Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 2 of 2 The splendour of Mary's preparations for the approaching ceremony astonished not a little the sober minds of the Presbyterians. The excessive expenses and superfluous apparel, says Knox, which were prepared at that time exceeded far all the preparations that ever had been devised or set forth before in this country. Elizabeth, as if. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Author: Henry Glassford Bell

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-14

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781331369073

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Excerpt from Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Vol. 1 of 2 The first edition of this work being now out of print, the author, in preparing a second, has carefully revised the whole of the text, and flatters himself that the various alterations and corrections he has made will be found not Mportant. He has been enabled to enrich the contents with several new and valuable historical facts; and he has particularly directed his attention to the improvement of his style. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Life of Mary Queen of Scots
Life of Mary Queen of Scots

Author: Agnes Strickland

Publisher: Arkose Press

Published: 2015-11-08

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9781346321462

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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots

Author: Jenny Wormald

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Published: 2017-08-10

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 0857903500

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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history's romantically tragic figures. Devious, naïve, beautiful and sexually voracious, often highly principled, she secured the Scottish throne and bolstered the position of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Her plotting, including probable involvement in the murder of her husband Lord Darnley, led to her flight from Scotland and imprisonment by her equally ambitious cousin and fellow queen, Elizabeth of England. Yet when Elizabeth ordered Mary's execution in 1587 it was an act of exasperated frustration rather than political wrath. Unlike biographies of Mary predating this work, this masterly study set out to show Mary as she really was – not a romantic heroine, but the ruler of a European kingdom with far greater economic and political importance than its size or location would indicate. Wormald also showed that Mary's downfall was not simply because of the 'crisis years' of 1565–7, but because of her way of dealing, or failing to deal, with the problems facing her as a renaissance monarch. She was tragic because she was born to supreme power but was wholly incapable of coping with its responsibilities. Her extraordinary story has become one of the most colourful and emotionally searing tales of western history, and it is here fully reconsidered by a leading specialist of the period. Jenny Wormald's beautifully written biography will appeal to students and general readers alike.