My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots

John, Guy

History

Fourth Estate

Paperback. Pub Date :2009-04-30 Pages: 400 Language: English Publisher:. HarperCollins UK This book will break open a secret It is a gripping tale of love. loyalty and domestic happiness that came to be overwhelmed by the forces of ambition . deceit and treachery. from the award-winning author of My Heart is My Own:. The Life of Mary. Queen of Scots.The life of Sir Thomas More is familiar to many His opposition to Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne Boleyn. his arrest for treason in 1534. his virtuoso defence at his trial and his execution in 1535 (and subsequent martyrdom) make up one of the most famous stories in British history.While Mores place in history is secure. Margaret. his daughter. has been almost forgotten . She was airbrushed out of the story. even though she played a leading role in this very public drama. During Mores imprisonment in the Tower of London. Margaret be...

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Europe

Harperperennial

Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame

Penguin

The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history. John Guy presents a compelling and fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction. Looking at all aspects of the period, from beginning to end, he considers Tudor politics, religion, and economics, as well as issues relating to gender and minority rule, and the art, architecture, and social and material culture of the time. Introducing all of the key Tudor monarchs, Guy considers the impact the Tudor period had not only at the time, but also the historical legacy it left behind. About the Series: Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

Tudors: a Very Short Introduction

OUP Oxford; 2 edition (2013-08-29)

Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years

Penguin Uk

Do those wronged in the past come back to haunt the living? Are there ways to contact the dead? Here, you can see photos of poltergeist activity, read unnerving true stories, and learn about the theories of research scientists. Can they account for all ghostly phenomena, or are some events beyond explanation? (Barron's Educational Series)

Ghosts, Haunted Houses and Spooky Stories: The Facts, the Fakes, and the Totally Bizarre (The Unexplained)

Children's Books

Scholastic. Inc.

Egyptian Life

Bt Bound

Illustrated throughout, this educational boo k sets out to remove the myths that surround Elizabeth''s rei gn and explain, with specially commissioned maps, how the En glish defeated the Spanish Armada. '

Elizabeth I & the Armada

Sagebrush Education Resources

COSTA AWARD FINALIST  ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR  FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Film rights acquired by Gold Circle Films, the team behind My Big Fat Greek Wedding“A fresh, thrilling portrait… Guy’s Elizabeth is deliciously human.” –Stacy Schiff, The New York Times Book Review A groundbreaking reconsideration of our favorite Tudor queen, Elizabeth is an intimate and surprising biography that shows her at the height of her power. Elizabeth was crowned queen at twenty-five, but it was only when she reached fifty and all hopes of a royal marriage were behind her that she began to wield power in her own right. For twenty-five years she had struggled to assert her authority over advisers, who pressed her to marry and settle the succession; now, she was determined not only to reign but to rule. In this magisterial biography, John Guy introduces us to a woman who is refreshingly unfamiliar: at once powerful and vulnerable, willful and afraid. We see her confronting challenges at home and abroad: war against France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggers riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne. For a while she is smitten by a much younger man, but can she allow herself to act on that passion and still keep her throne?    For the better part of a decade John Guy mined long-overlooked archives, scouring handwritten letters and court documents to sweep away myths and rumors. This prodigious historical detective work has enabled him to reveal, for the first time, the woman behind the polished veneer: determined, prone to fits of jealous rage, wracked by insecurity, often too anxious to sleep alone. At last we hear her in her own voice expressing her own distinctive and surprisingly resonant concerns. Guy writes like a dream, and this combination of groundbreaking research and propulsive narrative puts him in a class of his own. "Significant, forensic and myth-busting, John Guy inspires total confidence in a narrative which is at once pacey and rich in detail."  -- Anna Whitelock, TLS   “Most historians focus on the early decades, with Elizabeth’s last years acting as a postscript to the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Guy argues that this period is crucial to understanding a more human side of the smart redhead.” – The Economist, Book of the Year

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Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel

Random House]

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