Mary Stuart
By Stefan Zweig
A gripping biography of the doomed Scottish queen, who spent her life embroiled in the power struggles of Renaissance Europe.
Mary Stuart Queen of Scots, Queen of France and a claimant to the throne of England, was condemned for treason and executed at the age of forty-four. A potential threat to the stability of the English Crown, she was held captive for twenty years by her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England. From the moment of her birth until her execution, her life was spent embroiled in the power struggles that shook the foundations of Renaissance Europe. It has taken the free spirit and the immense talent of Stefan Zweig to justly reconstruct events in the life of a woman who was so cruelly united with destiny. With all the rigor of a scientist and the passion of an artist, Zweig has skillfully reconstituted the character of Mary Stuart and the turmoil that was her fate.
Translated by Cedar Paul,Eden Paul
Cover illustration by Robert Herdman
448 pp
Published 40508
ISBN 9781906548377
B-Format Paperback
