The White Queen Author:Frederic Fallon The most famous--and the most controversial--woman in Scottish history comes unforgettably alive in this dazzling novel about Mary, Queen of Scots... It is a moving tale of high romance set against the implacable demands of the royal crown. For, while Mary could be an imperious queen, she was also an impetuous and loving young woman. And as th... more »e novel unfolds it is her heart which rules almost every action...Crowding the stage...are the other characters who were so much a part of the turbulent drama of the times--Mary's half brother, James Stuart, hounded by his bastard status; Maitland, continually changing sides; the handsome, tragically flawed Lord Darnley who becomes Mary's second husband and the Earl of Bothwell who becomes her first real lover; the distant but ever present figures of Elizabeth I of England and the fiery John Knox. But Mary dominates every page...« less