Mary Queen of Scots in History.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, C. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.

Local Subjects:

Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Auckland : The Floating Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dozens, if not hundreds, of scholarly works, biographies, and even fictionalized novels have been based on the dramatic life of Mary Queen of Scots, who ruled over both her native Scotland and France before her execution at age 44. This volume sets itself apart from the pack in two important respects: it presents the by now well-known facts about Mary's life in a compact, capsule format and then focuses on more interesting questions about her impact and influence on other historical...

Contents:

Title; Contents; Preface; Chapter I - The Scotland of Mary's Birth; Chapter II - Troubles Surrounding Her Childhood; Chapter III - The Young Queen of Scots in France; Chapter IV - Facing Troubles in Scotland; Chapter V - The Queen's Marriage and Fresh Troubles; Chapter VI - The Tragedy of Kirk O'Field and its Sequel; Chapter VII - Captivity-Escape-Flight; Chapter VIII - In the Hands of Elizabeth; Chapter IX - The Queen of Scots Detained a Prisoner; Chapter X - Elizabeth Unmoved by Her Captive's Appeals; Chapter XI - The Beginning of the End

Chapter XII - The Evidence Against the Queen of ScotsChapter XIII - Extracts from Her Addresses to the Commissioners; Chapter XIV - The Sentence of Death; Chapter XV - An Interval of Suspense; Chapter XVI - The End; Endnotes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-77653-102-7

OCLC:

870588869