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Queen of Scots at six days old; married at fifteen in Paris to the Dauphin of France; Queen of France at sixteen; widowed at eighteen; dead at forty-four. Mary Stuart's tumultuous life and tragic death continue to enthral us today. Utilising contemporary documents, Jan-Marie Knights tracks the fascinating story of Mary's life and death by creating a diary-style blow-by-blow account of her actions and movements. Love, murder and abdication feature, culminating in a failed assassination plot and her ultimate demise. The Life and Death of Mary, Queen of Scots is a fascinating insight into one of British history's most complicated and contentious queens.

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'The Life and Death of Mary, Queen of Scots is an informative book that will appeal to historians and general readers, and Jan-Marie Knights research make this book a useful addition to any library.' -- The Writing Desk, October 2024

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Jan-Marie Knights is an ex-editor and journalist who has worked on many newspapers and magazines. She is a keen researcher of local and Tudor history and has written The Tudor Socialite and The Plantagenet Socialite for Amberley Publishing.

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