The Captive Queen of Scots by Jean Plaidy Paperback Book

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Author: Jean Plaidy

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Random House Inc

Published: Nov 2006

Genre: Fiction - Historical - General

Retail Price: $17.00

Pages: 576

Synopsis

A fictional portrait of the doomed Mary Stuart follows the beautiful, clever, and Catholic queen of Scotland from her return to a Protestant Scotland from France, through her disastrous marriages, to the intrigues and political machinations that surround her, forcing her to flee to England, where she faces imprisonment and eventual execution. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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