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Chargement... An Accidental Tragedy: The Life of Mary, Queen of Scotspar Roderick Graham
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. On the positive side, this biography of Mary Queen of Scots is a good narrative history, adding details to a story I've encountered many times previously. On the less positive side, I found little in the author's analysis and interpretation of events I felt I could agree with. I soured on the author early on, when Francois II of France was described as "retarded both mentally and physically," which struck me as a bit harsh. Furthermore, the author leaned into the characterization of Mary as a spoiled princess and often described her as "hysterical" or crying when events didn't go her way, which left me wondering if the author might be somewhat sexist. While I appreciated some aspects of this book, it's far from the best biography of this famous queen that I've read (John Guy's Queen of Scots provided a much better analysis, imho). ( ) Mary is going to be killed by another queen.So she writes letter for her son.He doesn not understand her.He thinks that his mother killed his father.She writes about her life in the letter.she married some times.And she experienced different hard things. When I read this book, I was impressed very much.She is very strong.Because many hard things happen,but she lived strong.And,when she understood that she is killed,she worry whether her family are sad.She are not afraid her dead.I am impressed her. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la série éditorialeЖизнь замечательных людей (1283)
Based on contemporary documents and histories, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl adrift in the dangerous seas of sixteenth-century politics. Mary Stuart had none of the ruthlessness of her contemporary sisters, and the female empowerment of Catherine de Medici, Diane de Poitiers or Elizabeth Tudor passed her by. In an age of intellectually brilliant and powerful women, Mary relied on her beauty and charm in place of reason and determination. Passively and gracefully, she allowed events to overtake her as accidents and when she did attempt to control her future she unwittingly set in train the events that would lead her to the executioner's block. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)941.105092History and Geography Europe British Isles Scotland 1542-1603 Reformation period BiographyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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