Captive queen
the decrypted history of Mary Queen of Scots
Captive queen
the decrypted history of Mary Queen of Scots
Book - 2025
A historian examines hundreds of newly decoded letters from Mary, Queen of Scots, revealing her strategic use of encrypted communication during her imprisonment and providing fresh insights into her relationships, influence and resilience before her execution in 1587.
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| Barcode | Status | Material Type | CallNumber |
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| 37413322343247 | Available | Non-fiction | B MARY SCOTT |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Pegasus Books,
2025.
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| Edition: | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
| Subjects: |
MARC
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| 300 | |a 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (some color), maps ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Dramatis personae -- Preface: Decoding Mary's letters -- Introduction: 'In my end is my beginning' -- Sister queens -- Caskets and commissions -- By sword or by marriage -- The everyday life of a captive queen -- Dons and dukes -- The Throckmorton plot -- The six gentlemen -- Afterword: 'Your humble and obedient son'. | |
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