{"product_id":"homecoming-the-scottish-years-of-mary-queen-of-scots","title":"HOMECOMING: The Scottish Years of Mary, Queen of Scots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #c62828;\"\u003eSave 61% compared with the recorded RRP.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: ROSEMARY GORING\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781780277233\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most famous queens in history, Mary Stuart lived in her homeland for just 12 years: as a dauntless child who laughed at her friends' seasickness as they sailed to safety in France and later, on her return as an 18-year-old widow to take control of a nation riven with factions, dissent and religious strife.  Brief though her time in Scotland was, her experience profoundly influenced who she was and what happened to her.  Her tumultuous reign ended in abdication and escape to England where she became the prisoner of her cousin Elizabeth I until her execution in 1587. In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary's Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.  Whether or not Mary Stuart emerges blameless or guilty, in this evocative retelling she can be seen for who she really was.  Locations included: Linlithgow Palace, Stirling Castle, Dumbarton Castle, Leith, Holyrood Palace, Crichton Castle, Darnaway Castle, Huntly Castle, Spynie Palace, Falkland Palace, Seton Palace, St Andrews and Fife, Dunbar Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Traquair House, Hermitage Castle, Jedburgh, Mary Queen of Scots House, Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh and Kirk o' Field, Borthwick Castle, Carberry Hill, Lochleven Castle, Langside and Dundrennan Abbey.  20 pages of colour plates and other photos, family trees and maps. 306 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bibliophile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55058512707923,"sku":"98096","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1098\/5170\/5683\/files\/98096.jpg?v=1791916015","url":"https:\/\/bargainbooks.co.uk\/products\/homecoming-the-scottish-years-of-mary-queen-of-scots","provider":"Bargain Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}