A
Biography of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox,(1515-1578): Niece of
Henry VIII and Mother-In-Law of Mary, Queen of Scots (Studies in British
History, V. 62)
by Kim Schutte
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press; (December 2002)
History
of Mary Queen of Scots
by Adam Blackwood
Publisher: AMS Press; Reprint edition (September 2003)
Mary
Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley
by Alison Weir
Book Description:
The acclaimed author of The Princes in the Tower now brilliantly
investigates another of Britain’s notorious unsolved mysteries: the murder
of Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Tall, handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley,
had it all, including a strong claim to the English throne, a fact that
threatened the already insecure Elizabeth I. She therefore opposed any
plan for Darnley to marry her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots, who herself
claimed to be Queen of England. But in 1565 Mary met and fell in love with
Darnley—and defied Elizabeth by marrying him. It was not long before
she discovered that her new husband was weak and vicious, and interested
only in securing sovereign power for himself.
On February 10, 1567, an explosion at his lodgings left Darnley dead.
There were many who might have had a motive for murdering him, not least
Mary herself. The intrigue thickened after it was discovered that apparently
he had been suffocated before the blast. Emerging from the tragedy were
more mysteries than any historian has ever satisfactorily solved.
Mary and Darnley’s marriage had been an adulterous disaster. After
Darnley’s death, Mary showed favor to the powerful Earl of Bothwell,
causing her enemies to accuse her of being his partner in both infidelity
and murder. Mary insisted that the murder conspiracy had been aimed at
her, and that she had escaped only by changing her plans at the last minute.
It has even been suggested that Darnley himself had planned the explosion
in order to kill her.
The murder of Darnley ultimately led to Mary’s ruin. After her deposition,
there conveniently came to light a box of documents—the notorious Casket
Letters—that her enemies claimed were proof of her guilt. But Mary was
never allowed to see them, and they disappeared in 1584. The question of
their authenticity has haunted historians ever since.
After exhaustive reexamination and reevaluation of the source material,
Alison Weir has come up with a solution to this enduring mystery that can
be substantiated by contemporary evidence, and in the process has shattered
many of the misconceptions about Mary, Queen of Scots. Employing once more
the bright writing and stunning characterizations that have made her a
favorite writer of popular history, Weir has written one of her most engaging
excursions into Britain’s bloodstained, power-obsessed past.
Hardcover: 688 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.66 x
9.58 x 6.43
Publisher: Ballantine Books (Trd); 1st edition (April
1, 2003)
ISBN: 034543658X
Mary
Queen of Scots
by Antonia Fraser
Paperback: 640 pages
Delta; ISBN: 038531129X; Reprint edition (October 2001)
Mary
Queen of Scots
by Susan Watkins
Book Description: All the world lamented the execution of Mary
Queen of Scots. "No man ever saw her without love or will read her history
without pity." Whether it is this French Marie Stuart recorded by Brantôme,
the German Maria Stuart of Schiller's tragedy, the Italian Maria Stuarda
of Donizetti's opera, or the more recent queen of film played by Katharine
Hepburn or Vanessa Redgrave, her story resonates over four centuries. The
tale of the free-spirited and beautiful Queen of Scots, who refused to
accept the constraints of her birth and position, still appeals to us today.
Mary's inheritance gave her both the Scottish throne in 1542, when she
was only six days old, and a claim to the English throne that would lead
to her death. It gave her an upbringing in France, cultural and intellectual
center of Europe, where she witnessed the power play of her Guise relations,
married the heir to the French throne, and became queen of France, only
to be widowed at eighteen. There was a turbulent interlude as ruler of
Scotland, made the more tumultuous by two disastrous marriages and rumors
of adultery and murder. Finally, there was an eighteen-year exile as Elizabeth
I's prisoner, passing the long days of captivity at her embroidery or her
prayers, the center of a network of intrigue, double agents, coded dispatches,
and mysterious couriers, which was to lead ineluctably to her trial and
execution. Susan Watkins re-creates the world in which Mary lived—the landscapes,
the palaces and the courtly culture, and the fine details of the domestic
scene. The text gives life to the wealth of historical illustrations and
specially taken photographs by Mark Fiennes, who accompanied Susan Watkins
on her journey in search of Mary Queen of Scots. 194 color illustrations
and photographs.
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; (April 2001)
Mary,
Queen of Scots: Pride, Passion and a Kingdom Lost
by Jenny Wormald
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; (May 4, 2001)
The
Rough Wooings: Mary Queen of Scots, 1542 -1551
by Marcus Merriman
Publisher: Tuckwell Press; (March 2003)
Two
Queens in One Isle: The Deadly Relationship of Elizabeth I & Mary Queen
of Scots
by Alison Plowden
Paperback - December 1999
On
the Trail of Mary Queen of Scots
by Keith J. Cheetham
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.; (November 1999)
Mary
Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters
by A. E. MacRobert
Book Description: Mary Queen of Scots was a romantic and tragic
figure. The story of the ‘Casket Letters' adds richly to the enigma and
mystery – eight letters, a love sonnet and two contracts, allegedly written
by Mary to her lover, implicated Mary in her husband's murder and ‘proved'
her adultery. This forensic re-examination of the controversy, the latest
historiography, and the huge literature it has generated together with
an accessible presentation of the ‘Letters',..
Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.01 x
8.98 x 6.80
Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd; (October 4, 2002)
The
Trial of Mary Queen of Scots: A Brief History With Documents
by Jayne Elizabeth Lewis
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; (January 1999)
Mary
Queen of Scots: Romance and Nation
by Jayne Elizabeth Lewis
Book Description: Examining visual, musical and literary works
from the late Tudor period to the First World War, Mary Queen of Scots
traces a nation's long romance with the queen it once rejected. Considering
both mainstream works (from Edmund Spenser to Sir Walter Scott) and the
attachments to Mary that have been formed and sustained by certain subaltern
groups, particularly women, Jayne Lewis separates Mary's life from the
myth that formed about her and shows how her prevailing image as a sexualized
mother has made her a complicated object of political and personal desire.
Lewis demonstrates how this desire emerged at a formative moment in the
history of modern Britain, and, over time, subliminally shaped that very
history.
Mary
Queen of Scots: A Spiritual Biography
by Carol Schaefer
Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder; (April 2002)
Mary
Queen of Scotland and the Isles
by Margaret George
Historical Novel
Publisher: St. Martin's Press; Reprint edition (May 1997)
Mary Stuart
by Alexandre Dumas
Historical Novel
Publisher: Indypublish.Com; (August 2002)
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Renaissance Queens: Texts by and About Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots
by Lisa Hopkins
Publisher: Univ of Delaware Pr; (October 2002)
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Monarchs' Writing: The Poetry of Henry VIII, Mary Stuart, Elizabeth I,
and James VI/I
by Peter C. Herman (Editor)
Publisher: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies; (June 1,
2002)
The
Politics of Religion in the Age of Mary, Queen of Scots
by Jane E.A. Dawson
Book Description: During his brief political career, Archibald
Campbell, 5th earl of Argyll (1530-73) played a crucial role in the mid-century
upheavals in Scottish and British politics. This definitive study on Argyll
is a major contribution to Scottish political history, and a significant
new contribution to the history of the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. The
study of his career changes significantly the axis of mid-Tudor studies
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