Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780330370189
Format: Import
ISBN number: 0330202294
Label: Pan Books 1967
Manufacturer: Pan Books 1967
Page Count: 448
Printing Date: 1967
Publishing house: Pan Books 1967
Sale Popularity Level: 1857445
Studio: Pan Books 1967
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This is the continuing story of Mary, Queen of Scots, after her disastrous marriage to Bothwell. The novel opens with Mary the captive of her half-brother, Jamie. She finds that there are still subjects who want to follow her, and they help her escape to England. When she arrives, she finds herself the captive of Elizabeth I, and spends the subsequent 20 years in captivity.
This is an intriguing story about Mary. Although the book drags in many parts, it is still interesting to find out what happened to Mary following her loss of the throne. She continues to fascinate as the counterpoint to the magnificent Elizabeth.
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I enjoyed this book, particularly because I wanted to learn more about Mary, Queen of Scots and what better person to learn from than Jean Plaidy!? Like most of the Plaidy books, it is history couched in novel form. My only complaint that it seemed a little stiffer than most of her novels, a little more rigid and it didn't flow quite as naturally. Nevertheless, it told the story and told it well. I recommend it!
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This is historical fiction at its finest. Masterfully written, the author weaves a spellbinding tapestry of events that chronicles the life of Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, while in captivity.
The book details her stay at the castle on the island of Lochleven in Scotland, while at the mercy of her illegitimate half brother and self-proclaimed Regent, the Earl of Moray. It recounts her daring escape from her Scottish captors, as well as her woefully misguided decision to flee to England, rather than to France or Spain.
Instead of the succor that the beautiful, charming, and very Catholic Mary, an anointed Queen, expected to receive from her cousin, the wily and Protestant Elizabeth I of England, Mary found, instead, an uneasy captivity. From the moment of her entry to England, she was in effect a prisoner, commuted from castle to castle with a never ending succession of jailers whose task was to ensure that she did not escape. It was a captivitry that was to span nineteen years.
Filled with the political intrigues and conspiracies that abounded in sixteenth century England and Scotland, the book paints a sympathetic portrait of Mary, a queen that ruled with her heart, rather than with her head. She was a woman who was at a disadvantage in negotiating with her cousin, as Elizabeth, unlike Mary, ruled with her head and not with her heart. Elizabeth was very much aware of the political realities of the time and sensitive to Mary's own claim by blood to the English throne, making Mary someone to be kept in check, rather than helped.
Based upon actual historical figures and events, the author creates three dimensional characters and infuses them with all the pomp and pageantry of the time. It is a stirringly written narrative that fully engages the reader. Those who love historical fiction, as well as those who have an interest in the life of Mary Stuart, the beleaguered Queen of Scots, will most certainly enjoy this book, as will anyone who simply loves a well written and compelling story.
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María Estuardo(Mary, Queen of Scots) fue la figura central de un complot político, que le costó finalmente la vida. Esta mujer, que fue reina de Escocia, de Francia, y firme aspirante al trono de Inglaterra, vivió en el siglo XVI, en un tiempo de cruentas guerras religiosas entre católicos y protestantes. Vivió en prisión durante casi 20 años, buscando la compasión de la Reina de Inglaterra, hasta su juicio y fatal desenlace en el castillo-prisión de Fotheringay. Si usted es un apasionado de la novela histórica, este es un libro que no debe dejar de leer...
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