By Jean Plaidy
The haunting tale of the beautiful—and tragic—Mary, Queen of Scots, as in basic terms mythical novelist Jean Plaidy may well write it
Mary Stuart grew to become Queen of Scotland on the delicate age of six days outdated. Her French-born mom, the Queen Regent, knew instantly that the baby queen will be a weak pawn within the strength fight among Scotland’s clans and nobles. So Mary used to be despatched clear of the land of her delivery and raised within the refined and glittering courtroom of France. strangely tall and slender, a author of track and poetry, Mary was once celebrated all through Europe for her attractiveness and mind. Married in her kids to the Dauphin François, she might develop into not just Queen of Scotland yet Queen of France in addition. yet Mary’s happiness used to be short-lived. Her husband, constantly sickly, died after basically years at the throne, and there has been no position for Mary within the courtroom of the recent king. on the age of twenty, she lower back to Scotland, a spot she slightly knew.
Once domestic, the Queen of Scots stumbled on she used to be a stranger in her personal kingdom. She spoke basically French and was once a religious Catholic in a land of stern Presbyterians. Her country was once managed by way of a quarrelsome team of lords, together with her illegitimate part brother, the Earl of Moray, and by means of John Knox, a fire-and-brimstone Calvinist preacher, who denounced the younger queen as a Papist and a whore. Mary ultimately remarried, hoping to discover a loving best friend within the Scottish Lord Darnley. yet Darnley proved violent and untrustworthy. whilst he died mysteriously, suspicion fell on Mary. In haste, she married Lord Bothwell, the leading suspect in her husband’s homicide, a flow that outraged all of Scotland. whilst her nobles rose opposed to her, the disgraced Queen of Scots fled to England, hoping to be taken in via her cousin Elizabeth I. yet Mary’s flight from Scotland led to not defense, yet to Fotheringhay Castle...
“Plaidy excels at mixing historical past with romance and drama.” —New York Times
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Someone was in this room. Yes, there was no doubt. ” she called. “Where are you? Come out. ” There was no answer. She ran about the room, lifting the curtains, looking behind the furniture. Someone was somewhere in this room, she felt sure. She lifted the curtains about the bed and there was little Mary Beaton. “Come out, Beaton,” commanded the little Queen. But Beaton did not move. She just lay stretched out on her stomach, resting on her elbows, propped up on her hands. ” Still Beaton did not move.
It was a charming trait, but not right, she feared, in a girl of such an exalted position. “Now,” admonished Marie, “that is enough. ” So she knew! thought her mother. How could you keep terrible news from children? Mary had good reason to shed tears. Cardinal Beaton, upholder of the Church of Rome in a land full of heretics, had indeed been her friend. Who would protect her now from those ambitious men? ” Mary was truthful and spoke without thinking of the effect of her words. “I did not much like him.
NOW THE LITTLE QUEEN was aware of tension. She knew that the reason why she must never go beyond the castle walls without a strong guard was because it was feared she would be abducted. She called the Marys together. Life was exciting. They must learn about it. Here they were shut up in Stirling Castle playing hide-and-seek, battledore and shuttlecock, reading, miming, playing games; while beyond the castle walls grown-up people played other games which were far more exciting. One day when they were all at play, Flem, who happened to be near the window, called to them all.