num_pages: 582
description: National Book Critics Circle Award finalist“A triumph . . . a masterpiece full of fire and tragedy.” — Amanda Foreman, author of GeorgianaIn the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than thirty years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history’s greatest women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady — achieving her ends through feminine wiles — and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I.Through Guy’s pioneering research and superbly readable prose, we come to see Mary as a skillful diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of factions that sought to control or dethrone her. Queen of Scots is an enthralling, myth-shattering look at a complex woman and ruler and her time.“The definitive biography . . . gripping . . . a pure pleasure to read.” — Washington Post Book World“Reads like Shakespearean drama, with all the delicious plotting and fresh writing to go with it.” — Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJohn Guy is a fellow in history at Clare College, University of Cambridge, and the author of several books, including the best-selling textbook Tudor England.
language: English
title: Queen Of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
titlecomplete: Queen Of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
characters: James V, King of Scots, Elizabeth I of England, Mary, Queen of Scots
genres: Biography, Tudor Period, France, History, British Literature, European History, Historical, Scotland, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 4677
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Marsh Biography Award
publisher: Mariner Books