by Lady Antonia Fraser (Author), Lady Antonia Fraser (Author)
More than 400 years after her death, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. This biography won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1969. Reissued, the book includes a new introduction by the author.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 15 Sep 1994
ISBN 10: 0297814982
ISBN 13: 9780297814986
Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), CROMWELL: OUR CHIEF OF MEN, KING CHARLES II and THE GUNPOWDER PLOT (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMEN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), THE WARRIOR QUEENS: BOADICEA'S CHARIOT, THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII, MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE JOURNEY (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently LOVE AND LOUIS XIV: THE WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF THE SUN KING. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. Her most recent book is MUST YOU GO?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. She lives in London.
Visit Antonia Fraser's website at www.antoniafraser.com