Fatal Majesty - Brossura

Tannahill, Reay

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0752816675 ISBN 13: 9780752816678

Casa editrice: Orion, 1998

Riassunto

Brought up in France, Mary returned to Scotland as a widow at eighteen to take up her throne. Beautiful, clever, with immense personal charm, she was totally unprepared for the brutal realities of ruling a country just emerging from civil war.

In an era when religion and politics were one and the same, the inevitable clash between Catholic queen and Protestant subjects was intensified by the most bitter personal rivalries, and Mary found herself in ever-increasing danger: from the fearsome John Knox, who preached damnation to queens and death to Catholics; from her sanctimonious and ambitious brother; from her brilliant secretary of state; and from Elizabeth I, dazzling and unscrupulous, who feared Mary as a threat to her own throne ...

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Descrizione del libro:

A retelling of the story of Mary Queen of Scots, in the form of a glorious saga and a complex political thriller, from the bestselling author.

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Book by Tannahill Reay

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0752816675
• ISBN 13: 9780752816678
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 640