Mary Queen of Scots was a romantic and tragic figure. The story of the ‘Casket Letters’ adds richly to the enigma and mystery – eight letters, a love sonnet and two contracts, allegedly written by Mary to her lover, implicated Mary in her husband's murder and ‘proved’ her adultery. This forensic re-examination of the controversy, the latest historiography, and the huge literature it has generated together with an accessible presentation of the ‘Letters’, is a detailed and powerful study for both scholar and general reader and illuminates sharply the dramatic events leading to Mary’s imprisonment and eventual execution.
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"This account adds greatly to this well-known episode in Mary's life, a historical detective story..." --Scots Magazine
". . . It is on the whole easy to read; unlike some books.. . ."--Anne Gwynn, Marie Stuart Society Journal
". . . It is on the whole easy to read; unlike some books.. . ."--Anne Gwynn, Marie Stuart Society Journal
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THE CASKET LETTERS WERE the documents allegedly contained in a Casket belonging to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pray zow, crown matrimonial, rebel lords, plot being hatched, murder plot Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Casket Letters, Original French, Queen Elizabeth, Lady Jane, James Balfour, Prince James, Stirling Letters, Sir James, Spanish Ambassador, Archbishop of Glasgow, Old Provost's Lodging, Callendar House, French Paris, Glasgow Letter, Lord Robert, Sir William, George Buchanan, Earl of Huntly, First Narrative, Papal Nuncio, Bishop Leslie, Herries History, Robert Melville, Archibald Douglas, Bishop of Dunblane New!
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THE CASKET LETTERS WERE the documents allegedly contained in a Casket belonging to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, the third husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
pray zow, crown matrimonial, rebel lords, plot being hatched, murder plot Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Casket Letters, Original French, Queen Elizabeth, Lady Jane, James Balfour, Prince James, Stirling Letters, Sir James, Spanish Ambassador, Archbishop of Glasgow, Old Provost's Lodging, Callendar House, French Paris, Glasgow Letter, Lord Robert, Sir William, George Buchanan, Earl of Huntly, First Narrative, Papal Nuncio, Bishop Leslie, Herries History, Robert Melville, Archibald Douglas, Bishop of Dunblane New!
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- Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Central Asia (Pt. 15) in Back Matter
- The Tyrannous Reign of Mary Stewart (Edinburgh University Publication: History, Philosophy, and Economics) by George Buchanan in Back Matter
- Queen Of Scots by Rosalind K. Marshall in Back Matter
- History of Scotland by Andrew Lang in Back Matter
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