Mary Queen of the Scots: The Forgotten Reign

Reeks: The Legendary Women of World History

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  • Queen
  • Mary
  • Stuart
  • was
  • one
  • of
  • the
  • most
  • beloved
  • and
  • controversial
  • women
  • in
  • Scottish
  • history.
  • The
  • granddaughter
  • of
  • King
  • James
  • IV
  • and
  • his
  • wife
  • Margaret
  • Tudor,
  • Queen
  • Mary's
  • status
  • as
  • heiress-apparent
  • to
  • Queen
  • Elizabeth's
  • throne
  • in
  • England
  • paired
  • with
  • the
  • violence
  • of
  • the
  • Scottish
  • Reformation
  • set
  • the
  • stage
  • for
  • one
  • of
  • the
  • most
  • dramatic
  • and
  • poorly
  • understood
  • lives
  • of
  • the
  • 16th
  • century.Mary
  • Queen
  • of
  • the
  • Scots
  • tells
  • Mary's
  • true
  • story,
  • focusing
  • primarily
  • on
  • her
  • reign
  • as
  • queen
  • of
  • Scotland,
  • celebrating
  • her
  • life
  • more
  • than
  • her
  • death
  • and
  • showing
  • us
  • all
  • why
  • she
  • was
  • truly
  • a
  • woman
  • ahead
  • of
  • her
  • time.Features
  • a
  • detailed
  • timeline,
  • a
  • list
  • of
  • Latin
  • prayers
  • with
  • their
  • English
  • translations,
  • and
  • the
  • lyrics
  • to
  • all
  • four
  • featured
  • period
  • songs
  • performed
  • in
  • the
  • book,
  • including
  • "Depairte,
  • Depairte"
  • (1545)
  • written
  • in
  • Old Scot.
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