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Mary Queen of Scots

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Mary Queen of Scots

By: John Guy
Narrated by: Jan Cramer
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Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period.

Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, and Queen of France at sixteen years, she grew up in the crosshairs of Europe's political battles to become Queen Elizabeth's arch rival.

This audiobook tells the story of the fraught and dangerous relationship between these two women of incredible charisma and power – a relationship that began with both seeking a political settlement, but which led them down a path of danger, from which only one could emerge victorious.

Previously published as ‘My Heart is My Own’.

©2019 John Guy (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Europe Great Britain Politics & Activism Renaissance Royalty England Scotland Tudor Middle Ages

Critic Reviews

"A biography that reads as thrillingly as a detective story." (Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times)

"A masterpiece, full of fire and tragedy." (Amanda Foreman)

"Rarely have first-class scholarship and first-class storytelling been so effectively combined." (John Adamson, Daily Telegraph)
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I love it. I had to slow it down just a tad to keep up

What a woman.

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I found it hard to get into the strory but once you did it was very good i found the voice hard to listen to

The story

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The narration is truly awful. She sounds like she is reading to capture and hold the attention of a 3 year old through an excess of expression - so many extreme & inappropriate verbal ups and downs! She ruined it for me. I’ll buy the print version out of respect for J.Guy

John Guy’s expertise as an historian and writer is impressive as always. Wonderfully researched, analysed and composed.

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