Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-541) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments -- Genealogies -- Maps -- First year -- Rough wooings -- Arrival in France -- Adolescence -- Education -- Dynastic marriage -- Betrayed queen -- Return to Scotland -- Into the labyrinth -- Meeting between sisters -- Search for a husband -- My heart is my own -- Marriage of convenience -- Enter Bothwell -- Marriage in trouble -- Assassination one -- Reconciliation -- Plot and counterplot -- Assassination two -- Love match? -- Denouement in Scotland -- Mary's story -- Bothwell's story -- Lords' story -- Casket letters 1 -- Casket letters 2 -- Captive queen -- Ax or an act? -- Nemesis -- Final hours -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary
Dispels myths surrounding the Scottish monarch and explains the scandals and political machinations that ultimately undermined her throne.