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Queen of Scotland at six days old. Queen of France at seventeen years old. A widow at eighteen. The young and trusting Mary, Queen of Scots, is sailing home to her kingdom after years in exile. The danger from her cousin, the English Queen, has not lessened since then. Religious divides threaten to tear the nation apart and, across the border, Elizabeth keenly watches this new threat to her throne.Amid the furious turmoil and uncertainty in her Scottish kingdom, Mary finds she has one loyal servant James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, a glorious, rash and hazardous young man known to all as the Galliard. In Bothwell 's courage and love for her, Mary finds serenity, and though fate works against them, no force can conquer their spirit. This stunning novel from the acclaimed author of Young Bess breathes new life into the little known story of the great love of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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For the Galliard and the Gay Galliard's men They ne'er saw a horse but they made it their ain. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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I feel obliged to comment on this book, because it has such a low rating. (Each to his own, of course, and the previous reviewer is entitled to their opinion.) I first read this book many years ago, and loved it well. I don't see a problem with the language, unless, like the reviewer from Amazon.com, you have no understanding of vocabulary like "arquebus" or "moss trooper". I have to say that the novel, while mostly historically accurate, is unashamedly romantic, and therefore, would not be to everybody's taste. If you want a serious biography, there are plenty of those about Mary Stewart available; this novel is sub-titled "The love-story of Mary Queen of Scots" and that's exactly what it is! While young, modern readers may not care for the style in which it is written, or the sentiments therein, I, who first read this book at the age of fifteen,have to declare my support for a well-loved old favourite, and confirm my agreement with the comments of the person who replied to the 1*review
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I am a fanatical historical fiction reader but I really didnt enjoy this book one bit. I found it very difficult to read. I can only presume the bulk of language used was in old scottish english if there is such a thing, meaning the words meant absolutely nothing to me. I found myself reading these words but having no idea what on earth was going on in the story. I am one of those people that have never started to read a book and not finished it but this really did make me want to do exactly that. I did finish it and felt like I might cry for tears of joy when I did.
Mary Queen of scots is a very interesting character and I have always enjoyed reading either fact or fictional books on her. This particular book was based more on the Earl of Bothwell, her 3rd husband and I bought the book believing that this book was about her. Although she obviously did play a large part in the book, it was written about Bothwell and more about war and border raids than the court life I was looking for. I wont be reading this book again, sorry!
Mary Queen of scots is a very interesting character and I have always enjoyed reading either fact or fictional books on her. This particular book was based more on the Earl of Bothwell, her 3rd husband and I bought the book believing that this book was about her. Although she obviously did play a large part in the book, it was written about Bothwell and more about war and border raids than the court life I was looking for. I wont be reading this book again, sorry!
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For People With Degrees in Ye Olde English Language
17 Nov 2008
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Being the first review on here, I feel bad but I hated this book. It is a very difficult read. I had to read the same line over three times to figure out what the conversationalist was attempting to say. Whereas I understand the author was writing the way people in this day and age supposedly spoke, it was too difficult to comprehend. Perhaps one with a college degree would have better luck. I think it needs a guide and dictionary also. Your average American today will have no idea what an arquebus or moss trooper is among many other strange words in this novel. I would also have appreciated more description on the clothes and such. In conclusion, if you appreciate and understand the first line of the book "They ne'er saw a horse but they made it their ain" then go for it, because pretty much the entire speech throughout the novel is such.
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