Mary, Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters

Mary Queen of Scots - tragic heroine or adulteress conniving in murder? This study re-examines the story of the "Casket Letters", allegedly written by Mary to her lover Bothwell, examining the conduct and motives of the principal actors and the twisting labyrinth of Scottish and English politics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations – vii
Preface and acknowledgements – ix
1. Introduction – 1
Part 1 – The Crisis of 1567-68
2. Fact – 7
3. Conjecture – 17
4. Theory: Possible conspiracies – 64
Part 2 – The Casket Letters
5. The Discovery and Disclosure of the Casket Letters – 87
6. A Study of the Casket Letters – 107
Letter I – 113
Letter II – 116
Letter III – 131
Letter IV – 132
Letter V – 135
Letter VI – 136
Letter VII – 138
Letter VIII – 140
The Marriage Contracts – 143
The Sonnets – 146
7. An Assessment of the Casket Letters – 149
8. Mary’s Own Version – 154
Appendix 1: Texts of the eight Casket Letters – 163
Appendix 2: Texts of the Marriage Contracts – 193
Appendix 3: Texts of the Sonnets – 196
Appendix 4: Extracts from the Casket Letters sent to Queen Elizabeth from York in October 1568 – 205
Notes – 208
Index – 231

Über den Autor / die Autorin

A. E. MacRobert is a researcher and specialist in 16th century history.

Zusammenfassung

Mary Queen of Scots - tragic heroine or adulteress conniving in murder? This study re-examines the story of the "Casket Letters", allegedly written by Mary to her lover Bothwell, examining the conduct and motives of the principal actors and the twisting labyrinth of Scottish and English politics.

Vorwort

Mary Queen of Scots - tragic heroine or adulteress conniving in murder? This study re-examines the story of the "Casket Letters", allegedly written by Mary to her lover Bothwell, examining the conduct and motives of the principal actors and the twisting labyrinth of Scottish and English politics.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: A E MacRobert, A. E. MacRobert, MacRobert A. E.
• Verlag: Tauris, I.B.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 25.07.2002
• EAN: 9781860648298
• ISBN: 978-1-86064-829-8
• Seiten: 296
• Serien: International Library of Historical Studies; International Library of Historical Studies
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Diaries, letters & journals, Biography: historical, political & military, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Published diaries, letters and journals