John guy, truly one of the most distinguished scholars of the tudor period, gives his. Amanda foreman, author of georgianain the first fullscale biography of mary stuart in more than thirty years, john guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of historys. Given that mary, queen of scots motto was in my end is my beginning, it is. Mary, queen of scots 8 december 1542 8 february 1587, also known as mary stuart or mary i of scotland, reigned over scotland from 14 december 1542 to 24 july 1567 mary. A longoverdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of mary, q. The other queen by philippa gregory, mary queen of scotland and the isles by margaret george, mary queen of scots. A fellow of clare college, cambridge, he is the author of queen of scots. Mary, queen of scots life was marred by poor decisionmaking and political strife. The true life of mary stuart historical novel society. Her life would be marked by a war of wits against her own cousin, queen elizabeth i, and a painful series of betrayals as her own family plotted against her. I thought this biography was the best one of those to include in this list, mostly because this book doesnt dwell on her as a queen.
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