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Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley - Brief Article - Book Review
Contemporary Review, Oct, 2003
Alison Weir. Jonathan Cape. 20.00 [pounds sterling]. 621 pages. ISBN 0-22406023-6. Mary, Queen of Scots and mother of James I, under whom the realms of England and Scotland were united, remains one of the most colourful and debated figures in British history. In her lifetime she was as controversial a figure as after her death at the hands of Elizabeth I's executioner.
Biographers and historians have never agreed about Mary and this author sees her as 'a woman who allowed her emotions to rule her acts and was therefore responsible to a degree for her own destruction'. One of the most controversial events in her life was the murder of her second husband, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, in 1567. Was Mary implicated in the murder? To answer this the author gives us a detailed survey of Mary the woman and sovereign. Mrs Weir also points out how biased all the surviving material is concerning Mary. She concludes that 'no court of law would today convict Mary of the charges laid against her ... she must ... be regarded as one of the most wronged women in history'. This is a well researched and written book. Whilst it will not end the debate, it must be regarded as the best summation in the defence's case. (G.T.J.)
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