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After watching three seasons of Reign on the CW, I decided to learn about the real Mary Stuart. And oh my goodness - her real life is SO much more interesting than that show! This is a very enlightening book on the life of the Scottish Queen, as well as the people who surrounded her during her lifetime. I highly recommend. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that the author frequently quotes French letters and poems and such without providing a translation until the end of the chapter. That might not be a big deal in paperback, but it sure was annoying on the kindle.


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Mary Queen of Scots Antonia Fraser 9780297814986 Books Reviews

A well written book which is supposed to be an account of the life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. It is
a fairly accurate portrayal compared to many. I am thinking of Philippa Gregory's book about her when
I say that. She paints Mary as the tragic, flawed person she was. Mary was human and some of the
mistakes were hers and some were just circumstance. She was born at a difficult time and was the true
heir to both the thrones of Scotland and actually to England as well. Elizabeth I was not considered by
a lot of people to be a true heir to Henry VIII. She was also considered to have been born out of wedlock
and therefore not eligible to take the throne. So, Mary was actually Queen of Scotland from a few days
after her birth, Queen of France for about a year until her husband died and then she returned to Scotland
and took up her rule which was a mess due to the Protestant revolution in Scotland which left mostly only
the Highlanders as Catholic. I have read books that said Mary ruled and thought with her heart and her
cousin Elizabeth ruled with her brain and little heart. My many readings about both women seems to bear
this out as truth. Although the two women never met in life even though Mary tried to meet her cousin;
the two now reside in Westminster Abbey just a few feet apart. When I visited there in 2005 I found this
very amusing knowing the history. I know at least one movie showed them meeting, but that never happened.
Some say it was Elizabeth's fear that she would like others be enchanted by her cousin which would make
it harder for her to do what she must. I do believe that her advisors were looking out for themselves rather
than her when they planned Mary's execution. A good read overall.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I did not know very much Scottish history and it presented an intriguing background for me causing a,need to know more!!
The constant infighting between royal factions, the constant search for marriage partners, and the constant arguing about whose in charge would leave one exhausted..
I am amazed that France, England,Spain and Scotland could function as governments at all.

I was intrigued more and more with each chapter to see how Mary was going t
o pull This one off!!!
I praise her loyal servants and unabashed commitment to her Catholic faith.

Although it takes commitment to read the book as there can be very long narratives at times, I believe any true history buff will want to be read Mary Queen of Scott'

t is well worth any European history buff to check it out.
I initially purchased this book because I have been a fan of the series 'Reign', a fictionalized portrayal of Mary, and really wanted to see how the show matched up to history (despite the naysayers, a lot of it is true, but that's a different story). What I had intended as a comparison piece on historical fact actually turned into a page-turning, complex tale about a woman caught in the confines of duty and circumstance. There were times reading this book that I felt so emotionally attached to the titular figure that I was left, as the front of the book predicts, very moved. Fraser is a master historian, researcher and storyteller, and I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book. As she often does, Fraser includes so much more than the average person would ever need to know about the Scottish queen, but that helped me personally understand her motives and intentions all the more. Though I did find a woman much different that 'Reign's lead heroine, I met an historical figure that will forever entrance, and enchant, me.
i am reviewing the physical book, Mary, Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser. as another commenter pointed out, some of these reviews do not appear to be for Fraser's book. some complained the book was too long. my copy is 555 pages long, not including the casket letters. i don't know how that constitutes a long book. another commenter stated the book was biased against Mary and held up Elizabeth as the glorious queen. that has to be a different book because Antonia Fraser is incredibly sympathetic to Mary and details at great length how she could NOT have been an adulterer with Bothwell, how she could NOT have known about the plot against Darnley, how the Casket letters were forged, and how she faced her death with great courage and dignity. i don't know what everyone else is reading, but if you're interested in the subject, start with Fraser's book. it's a fascinating tale of the very traumatic and sad life of this woman. i found it very moving and want to learn more about this period in history. thank you Ms. Fraser.
After watching three seasons of Reign on the CW, I decided to learn about the real Mary Stuart. And oh my goodness - her real life is SO much more interesting than that show! This is a very enlightening book on the life of the Scottish Queen, as well as the people who surrounded her during her lifetime. I highly recommend. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that the author frequently quotes French letters and poems and such without providing a translation until the end of the chapter. That might not be a big deal in paperback, but it sure was annoying on the kindle.