Bibliograph

An Accidental Tragedy, the Life of Mary, Queen of Scots

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An Accidental Tragedy, the Life of Mary, Queen of Scots

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An Accidental Tragedy

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

811490377

Sub title

the Life of Mary, Queen of Scots

Summary

Based on contemporary documents and histories, this book paints a picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics

Table Of Contents

Cover; Author biography; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Family trees; PART I : Scotland, 1542-48; 1 As goodly child as I have seen; 2 One of the most perfect creatures; PART II : France, 1548-61; 3 We may be very well pleased with her; 4 The most amiable Princess in Christendom; 5 She cannot long continue; 6 She universally inspires great pity; PART III : Scotland, 1561-68; 7 We had landed in an obscure country; 8 Dynastic entity; 9 The dancing grows hot; 10 Yonder long lad; 11 She wished she had never been married12 Some evil turn13 It does not appertain to subjects to reform their prince; PART IV : England, 1568-87; 14 Whistling in the dark; 15 A lawful prisoner?; 16 My fortune has been so evil; 17 Stranger, papist and enemy; 18 To trap her in a snare; 19 You are but a dead woman; 20 A place near the kings; Appendix: The Scots Tongue; Note on sources; Bibliography; Index;

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