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Queen of Scots : [Text] the true life of Mary Stuart /

by Guy, J. A. (John Alexander).
Type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Boston Houghton Mifflin 2004Description: xiii, 581 p. : ill., geneal. tables, maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0618254110.Subject(s): Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 | Queens -- Scotland -- Biography | Scotland -- History | Great Britain -- History -- 1485-1603, TudorsSummary: A biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, that draws from her letters, those of English spies, and other documents to argue that her reputation as an ineffective leader ruled by her passions is unfounded and that, rather, she was a skilled politician and diplomat and was framed for the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley.
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"Endpapers: Mary's last letter, written to her brother-in- law King Henry III of France, six hours before her execution"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [530]-541) and index.

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A biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, that draws from her letters, those of English spies, and other documents to argue that her reputation as an ineffective leader ruled by her passions is unfounded and that, rather, she was a skilled politician and diplomat and was framed for the murder of her husband, Lord Darnley.

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