Mary Queen of Scots Author:John Hale Mary Stuart was a true queen, born to reign. But above all she was a woman, destined to be ruled by the passions of her heart. In a sinister court rife with scandal and intrigue, her radiance commanded loyalty--and the love of many men--but it also roused the intensely jealous hatred of her powerful cousin, Elizabeth of England. Theirs was a ... more »conflict which would cast its deadly shadow over the course of history.« less