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Mary Queen of Scots / Carol Schaefer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schaefer, Carol.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
- Mary.
- Scotland--History--Mary Stuart, 1542-1567.
- Scotland.
- History.
- Great Britain--History--Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
- Great Britain.
- Queens--Scotland--Biography.
- Queens.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Crossroad Pub., 2002.
- Summary:
- Only now has a true portrait of this poet, scholar, mother, stateswoman, and leader in religious tolerance re-emerged. SchaefferUs intimate biography takes readers inside the mind of the young leader, from her court intrigues, intense passions, and loveless marriages to her martyrUs death at the executionerUs hand.
- Contents:
- 1. In My End Is My Beginning 9
- 2. Of Stuart Kings and Queens 12
- 3. The Scots' Betrayal 19
- 4. Her Simple Glance 26
- 5. The French Court 35
- 6. Queen of France 46
- 7. Queen Dowager 61
- 8. Adieu France! 76
- 9. Her Scottish Court 91
- 10. A Husband 104
- 11. The Hale Birlin' World 121
- 12. Escape 141
- 13. Captive Queen 153
- 14. A Poet's Tear 171.
- Notes:
- "A Crossroad 8th Avenue book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-203) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0824519477
- OCLC:
- 48920654
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