Plaidy, Jean

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The Spanish Inquisition

Royal road to Fotheringhay

a novel
2004
Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Stuart, who, at six days old, became Queen of Scotland, and spent her childhood in France before returning to her birth country to claim her right to the throne.

The lady in the tower

a novel
1986
The story of Anne Boleyn, who so bewitched King Henry VIII that he put aside his wife to make Anne his bride.

Victoria victorious

a novel
2005
An historical fiction about the life of Queen Victoria, the daughter of a prince who grew up in genteel poverty; and at the age of eighteen, was crowned Queen of England, a position she held for sixty-four years.

Myself my enemy

1983
Henriette Maria, wife of Charles I-the English king who lost his head, describes the story of her marriage and her husband's downfall.

Mary Queen of Scots

the fair devil of Scotland
1975
Text and accompanying illustrations present the biography of Mary Stuart who succeeded to the throne when she was six days old. The biography attempts to dispel the myth that she was the "Fair Devil of Scotland" and tries to show that she was a warm, tolerant, and enlightened woman.
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