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    The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots: A Novel

    By Carolly Erickson

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    In this dramatic, compelling fictional memoir Carolly Erickson lets the courageous, spirited Mary Queen of Scots tell her own story—and the result is a novel readers will long remember.

    Born Queen of Scotland, married as a young girl to the invalid young King of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly kingdom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third marriage to the dashing, commanding Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute.

    Unable to rise above the violence and disorder that swirled around her, Mary plucked up her courage and escaped to England—only to find herself a prisoner of her ruthless, merciless cousin Queen Elizabeth.

    Here, in her own riveting account, is the enchanting woman whose name still evokes excitement and compassion—and whose death under the headsman's axe still draws forth our sorrow.

    In The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, Carolly Erickson provides another in her series of mesmerizing historical entertainments, and takes readers deep into the life and heart of the sixteenth century's most fascinating woman.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9781429928243
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    The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots: A Novel
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    Carolly Erickson

    Distinguished historian Carolly Erickson is the author of Rival to the Queen, The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots, The First Elizabeth, The Hidden Life of Josephine, The Last Wife of Henry VIII, and many other prize-winning works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Tsarina’s Daughter won the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. She lives in Hawaii.

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    • 1/5
      I am so appalled by the sloppy history of this book. I expected better from Carrolly Erickson. She defends herself by saying it "historical entertainment" and "whimsy." History is entertaining in itself, sheer fabrication doesn't need to be done to make it interesting.Erickson departed so far from the history of Mary Queen of Scots that I actually began to doubt myself. I kept thinking, "I don't remember that happening ... did that happen? Did I miss something?"No, I did not miss anything. Erickson made this queen do things and go places that weren't even surmised by the history. Further, she makes Queen Elizabeth I do things she wouldn't have considered.Historical fiction is supposed to be speculative, not contrived out of whole cloth. Humbug.
    • 3/5
      This story follows the life of Mary, a widowed Queen of France, heir to the throne of Scotland who also hoped to succeed Queen Elizabeth of England. The story covers her loves, losses and imprisonment through the end of her life.
    • 3/5
      Ms Erickson's recent foray into historical fiction confuses readers who were used to her earlier books which had "some scholarship". This is a novel with little regard for history and and an emphasis on romance straying close to the "bodice ripper" category. So if you want a light entertaining novel loosely based on Mary Queen of Scots you will enjoy the book. Otherwise, give it and her other recent novels a miss.
    • 3/5
      The Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots by Carolly Erickson follows the life and love of Queen Mary the sixteenth century ruler of Scotland and heir to the English throne. It follows her intrigue in the French court, the Scottish court, Rome, and the English court. The main plot line of this book follows her love of Lord Bothwell, “Jamie,” and the intrigue surrounding this love.The book is well written and flows easily. My main complaint with this book is that it follows the love story too much and spends less time on the fascinating history of the time. I believe much more could have been added to this book to make it even more interesting. It is a great story and if you like love stories mixed with history it is a perfect story, but I myself am more enraptured in the court intrigue and history involved than the love stories.

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    • 3/5
      Not sure how Historical correct this is , some facts diff from other novels , two others never had her in Rome at all, so did she go there ( Rome ) and then back to England , to be beheaded. This book has her a very self serving person. Seems all royal persons are protrayed as such. Maybe they were, being spoiled as children .
    • 3/5
      This is a novel. That means that it was made up. As in, not true. At least not all of it. And that is my problem with this book. It very clearly looks like an historical novel about Mary, Queen of Scots, told from her point of view. As a memoir would be. And I was enjoying the book pretty well - more than I normally do when reading a biography. I've never studied this period of English/Scottish history before, and knew only the most basic facts about Mary. So, nothing in this book was familiar. It was obviously a fictionalized account, in light of the minute details throughout. But still, I was pleased with it. Until I got to the author's note at the end of the book.I expected the author's note to contain the usual disclosure about trying to be as historically accurate as possible, but using creative license to fill in the details. What I got was an unapolgetic statement that entire events were fabricated. Since everything isn't known about Mary's story, she made things up, even contradicting some widely accepted beliefs about what really happened. A few examples of this were provided, and they were some of the key scenes in the story. So now I don't know whether those were the ONLY things that were made up, or just a representative sample. (Since, as I said, I'm not familiar with the historic facts.) That leaves me with an interesting biographical novel that may not be very historically accurate. Or, a mildly entertaining historical fiction. If she was going to make things up, she should have at least made it really, really good. And she didn't. A disappointment.
    • 5/5
      This is a really fast read for Historical Fiction. The interest never wanes. I was not a fan of Mary Queen of Scots, but this book did give me insights into her history and life to help me understand her better