Stefan Zweig tells the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, from her return to Scotland in 1561 after years in France, her disastrous marriages to Lord Darnley and the Earl of Bothwell, the murder of her secretary Rizzio, her flight to England, and the years of imprisonment under her cousin Elizabeth I, ending with her execution in 1587. He presents her as a woman of passion who lacked political judgment, and dwells on the relation with Elizabeth.
It suits readers who like dramatic, psychologically focused biography, and anyone interested in the Tudor and Stuart rivalry. Zweig's version is a literary portrait and takes a clear side, which historians may question.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Story Seeker. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH
- ISBN
- 9783596217144
- Language
- DE
