Overview
She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a third glorious crown on her noble head. Instead, Mary Stuart became the victim of her own impulsive heart, scandalizing her world with a foolish passion that would lead to abduction, rape, and even murder. Betrayed by those she most trusted, she would be lured into a deadly game of power, only to lose to her envious and unforgiving cousin, Elizabeth I. Here is her story, a queen who lost a throne for love, a monarch pampered and adored even as she was led to her beheading, the unforgettable woman who became a legend for all time.
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Author: Antonia Fraser ,
Flosnik, Anne
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9781665235969
ISBN 10: 1665235969
Publication Date: 22 May 2018
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A book that will leave few readers unmoved. -- San Francisco Chronicle With grace, sensitivity and a sharp eye for detail, Lady Antonia Fraser has succeeded not only in recapturing the real Mary from the symbol but also in illuminating the chaotic age in which she lived. -- Newsweek
Author Information
"Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, King Charles II, and The Gunpowder Plot (CWA Nonfiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, The Weaker Vessel: Women's Lot in Seventeenth-Century England (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), The Warrior Queens: Boadiceas Chariot, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006, and Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King. Fraser was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She lives in London and has eighteen grandchildren. Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile ""Best Narration of the Year"" selection in 2009, and the American Library Association's Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs."
