num_pages: 710
description: Biography of Mary Queen of Scots - The New York Times says "She had everything - dazzling beauty, brilliant wit, captivating charm, unflinching courage. Born to reign, she was every inch a queen as she made her inperious moves on the chessboard of power. But, she could not rule her own impulsive heart, and she scandalized her people with her passions, was betrayed by the brutal and powerful man she loved, and was lured into the deadly spiders web woven by her envious and unforgiving cousin, Elizabeth of England. Here is the unforgettable story of Mary Queen of Scots, who lost a throne for love, and gained immortal triumph in her ultimate hour of tragedy.
language: English
title: Mary Queen of Scots
titlecomplete: Mary Queen of Scots
characters: Mary, Queen of Scots
genres: British Literature, Historical, History, Tudor Period, European History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Scotland, 16th Century, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 16829
places: Scotland
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography
publisher: Delta