Goring Rosemary - Homecoming The Scottish Years Of Mary Queen Of Scots - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: One of the most famous queens in history Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just twelve years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friends seasickness as they sailed to safety in France and later on her return as a 18 - year - old widow to take control of a nation riven with factions dissent and religious strife. Brief though her time in Scotland was her experience profoundly in uenced who she was and what happened to her. In this book Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary's Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland and its tumultuous court and culture played in her downfall. Whether or not Mary Stuart emerges blameless or guilty in this evocative retelling she can be seen for who she really was. Locations included: Linlithgow Palace * Stirling Castle * Dumbarton Castle * Leith * Holyrood Palace * Crichton Castle * Darnaway Castle * Huntly Castle * Spynie Palace * Falkland Palace * Seton Palace * St Andrews and Fife * Dunbar Castle * Edinburgh Castle * Traquair House * Hermitage Castle * Jedburgh Mary Queen of Scots House * Craigmillar Castle * Edinburgh and Kirk o Field * Borthwick Castle * Carberry Hill * Lochleven Castle * Langside * Dundrennan Abbey
Title: Homecoming The Scottish Years Of Mary Queen Of Scots
Author(s): Goring Rosemary
Publisher: Birlinn General
Barcode: 9781780278254
Pages: 336 Pages, 16pp Colour Plates
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Category: Social & Cultural History