TY - BOOK ID - 715279 TI - Mary Queen of Scots PY - 2006 SN - 9780415291828 9780415291835 9780203088487 9781134436026 9781134436064 9781134436071 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Mary Stuart [Queen of Scotland] KW - Marie Stuart (reine d'Écosse ; 1542-1587) KW - Ecosse (GB) KW - 1542-1567 (Marie Stuart) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:715279 AB - In this new biography of one of the most intriguing figures of early modern European history, Retha Warnicke, widely regarded as a leading historian on Tudor queenship, offers a fresh interpretation of the life of Mary Stuart, popularly known as Mary, Queen of Scots. Setting Mary's life within the context of the cultural and intellectual climate of the time and bringing to life the realities of being a female monarch in the sixteenth century, Warnicke also examines Mary's three marriages, her constant ill health and her role in numerous plots and conspiracies. Placing Mary within the context of early modern gender relations, Warnicke reveals the challenges that faced her and the forces that worked to destroy her. This highly readable and fascinating study, will pour fresh light on the much-debated life of a central figure of the sixteenth century, providing a new interpretation of Mary Stuart's impact on politics, gender and nationhood in the Tudor era. ER -