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The Captive Queen of Scots
The Captive Queen of Scots
Author: Jean Plaidy
?Burn the murderess!? — So begins Jean Plaidy?s The Captive Queen of Scots, the epic tale of the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, cousin to Queen Elizabeth of England. After her husband, Lord Darnley, is murdered, suspicion falls on Mary and her lover, the Earl of Bothwell. A Catholic in a land of stern Protestants, Mary finds herself in the middle of...  more »
ISBN: 160719
Publication Date: 1971
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3.9 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Sequel to The Royal Road to Fotheringhay. At times a bit slow but Plaidy is a genuis at the historical fiction genre. So thoroughly detailed you'd think Plaidy was there when it happened. I found myself sympathizing with Mary and all the events surrounding her life.
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reviewed The Captive Queen of Scots on + 158 more book reviews
Drama, pathos, suspense abound in this poignant novel of Mary Queen of Scots, whose beauty and daring captured the hearts of men - and challenged the cruel power of her most dangerous rival, Elizabeth, Queen of England.

From the moment of Mary's imprisonment at Lochleven to the final terrifying adventure, the story blazes with all the color, intrigue, and pageantry of 16th-century England. And always at the center is Mary herself, warm, generous, impetuous, sensual...a woman fighting with head and heart against the savage conspiracy designed to destroy her.
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This is an excellant representation of MQ of S! It takes away the image of the plotting witch that Elizabeth has always made her out to be. Part 2 of The Royal road to Farthingay
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The captive Queen of Scots
by Jean Plaidy

About this title: Full of intrigue, conspiracies, love, and fascinating historical detail, this novel vividly recreates the life and times of Mary Stuart, better known as Mary, Queen of Scots.
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