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On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. The noise was heard as far away as Holyrood Palace, where Queen Mary was attending a wedding masque. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation.
It was clear that they had been murdered and the house destroyed in an attempt to obliterate the evidence. Darnley was not a popular king-consort, but he was regarded by many as having a valid claim to the English throne. For this reason Elizabeth I had opposed his family's longstanding wish to marry him to Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the rightful queen of England.
Alison Weir's investigation of Darnley's murder is set against one of the most dramatic periods in British history. Her conclusions shed a brilliant new light on the actions and motives of the conspirators and, in particular, the extent of Mary's own involvement.
It was clear that they had been murdered and the house destroyed in an attempt to obliterate the evidence. Darnley was not a popular king-consort, but he was regarded by many as having a valid claim to the English throne. For this reason Elizabeth I had opposed his family's longstanding wish to marry him to Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the rightful queen of England.
Alison Weir's investigation of Darnley's murder is set against one of the most dramatic periods in British history. Her conclusions shed a brilliant new light on the actions and motives of the conspirators and, in particular, the extent of Mary's own involvement.
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"I’m impressed by an intellect that can assimilate such a wealth of material and turn it into a cohesive narrative." (Terry Deary Waitrose Weekend)
"'A monumental piece of historical detective work.'" (Observer)
"'Weir tells the famous story grippingly, with clarity and pace.'" (Ann Wroe)
"'An engrossing historical whodunnit combined with a richly textured portrait of an age.'" (Scotland on Sunday)
"'Valuable, conscientious and thoughtful.'" (Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times)
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"'A monumental piece of historical detective work.'" (Observer)
"'Weir tells the famous story grippingly, with clarity and pace.'" (Ann Wroe)
"'An engrossing historical whodunnit combined with a richly textured portrait of an age.'" (Scotland on Sunday)
"'Valuable, conscientious and thoughtful.'" (Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times)
Bestselling historian Alison Weir turns her attention to Mary, Queen of Scots and one of the great murder mysteries of the 16th century.
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- EditorePimlico
- Data di pubblicazione2004
- ISBN 10 0712664564
- ISBN 13 9780712664561
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine640
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS AND THE MURD
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