'She was always in the lead, thrusting herself against the storm, tireless in pursuit' Mary, Queen of Scots was only eighteen years old when she came to the throne of Scotland in 1542. A catholic in a protestant country, her twenty-five year reign was marked by turbulence. Eric Linklater accentuate
Mary Queen of Scots
โ Scribed by Lasky, Kathryn
- Book ID
- 109122490
- Publisher
- Scholastic UK
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 323 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781407129730
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โฆ Synopsis
At just 11 years old, the young princess Mary Stuart is sent from her native Scotland to live in the court of her future father-in-law, King Henry II of France. She knows one day she will have to embark on the serious business of being queen of France. My Royal Story offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a sixteenth-century princess.
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