· Fri EST. My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots. by John Guy. pp, Fourth Estate, £ To the young Jane Austen, Mary Queen of Scots was "this bewitching Princess Author: Sarah Gristwood. · 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 bltadwin.ru centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been a figure of scholarly debate. Where many have portrayed her as the weak woman to Elizabeth's rational leader, John Guy reassesses the young queen, finding her far more politically shrewd than previously /5(4). My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots. My Heart is My Own.: John Alexander Guy. Fourth Estate, - Biography - pages. 5 Reviews. A dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at 16, at 18 Mary ascended the throne that was her birthright /5(5).
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 bltadwin.ru centuries, Mary, Queen of Scots has been a figure of scholarly debate. Where many have portrayed her as the weak woman to Elizabeth's rational leader, John Guy reassesses the young queen, finding her far more politically shrewd than previously believed. Biographies as good as John Guy's "My Heart Is My Own", the life of Mary Queen of Scots, are few and far between. It is easy to see why: the author relies on primary rather than secondary sources for his major conclusions and looks at the same set of facts from all of the major players' points of view. Assessment of Mary's character: an extract from My Heart is My Own. Mary herself was a mass of contradictions, but some qualities abided. She was glamorous, intelligent, gregarious, vivacious, kind, generous, loyal to her supporters and friends, and devoted to her Guise relations, whether or not they returned her love.
My Heart is My Own. Mary herself was a mass of contradictions, but some qualities abided. She was glamorous, intelligent, gregarious, vivacious, kind, generous, loyal to her supporters and friends, and devoted to her Guise relations, whether or not they returned her love. She could be ingenious and courageous, with a razor-sharp wit, and never more animated and exuberant than when riding her horse at the head of her army wearing her steel cap. My heart is my own is a very enticing detail oriented time capsule of Mary Stuart’s life as queen of Scott’s and France. Her story is so sad but the book is so phenomenal, also has some pictures in it as well which are a nice little treat while you’re reading. My Heart is My Own.: John Alexander Guy. Fourth Estate, - Biography - pages. 5 Reviews. A dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Crowned Queen of Scotland at nine.
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