Overview
In the first full-scale biography of Mary Stuart in more than thirty years, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Queen of Scots as a romantic leading lady--achieving her ends through feminine wiles--and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Through Guy's pioneering research and superbly readable prose, we come to see Mary as a skillful diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of factions that sought to control or dethrone her. Mary Queen of Scots is an enthralling, myth-shattering look at a complex woman and ruler and her time.
Full Product Details
Author: John Guy ,
Lucy Rayner
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9781665217743
ISBN 10: 166521774
Publication Date: 07 December 2018
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
As enthralling as a detective story.-- New York Times Book Review As enthralling as a detective story. -- New York Times Book Review Gripping...a pure pleasure to read. -- Washington Post Book World Never before has [Mary's story] been told with such detail, accuracy, insight and drama. -- Scotland on Sunday Reads like Shakespearean drama, with all the delicious plotting and fresh writing to go with it. -- Atlantic Constitution Journal Recent royal shenanigans look tame compared with what John Guy unearths. -- Entertainment Weekly
"As enthralling as a detective story.-- ""New York Times Book Review"" ""As enthralling as a detective story."" -- "" New York Times Book Review"" ""Gripping...a pure pleasure to read."" -- ""Washington Post Book World"" ""Never before has [Mary's story] been told with such detail, accuracy, insight and drama."" -- "" Scotland on Sunday"" ""Reads like Shakespearean drama, with all the delicious plotting and fresh writing to go with it."" -- "" Atlantic Constitution Journal"" ""Recent royal shenanigans look tame compared with what John Guy unearths."" -- ""Entertainment Weekly"""
Author Information
John Guy is an award-winning historian of Tudor England. A Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, he is the author of Mary Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart, a major international bestseller that won the Whitbread Award and the Marsh Biography Award and was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. His other books include A Daughter's Love: Thomas More and His Dearest Meg; Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel; and a landmark, bestselling history of Tudor England. Lucy Rayner is an Earphones Award-winning narrator and award-winning British actress. She has starred in numerous short and feature-length films, including English20 and Total Retribution. For her performance in Bolero, she was named Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 Madrid International Film Festival. She has worked on both sides of the Atlantic in a number of theater productions and films, many of which have screened at festivals around the world. She has a master's degree in history from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.
