Opening on the dreary seafront of Calais as the young widowed queen prepares to return to Scotland, the novel follows Mary Stuart and the four Maries who served her, Seton, Beaton, Fleming and Livingston, into the court of Holyrood. The poet Chastelard sings beneath their windows, and love, ambition and danger gather round the queen.
A full-blooded Victorian historical romance for readers drawn to the tragic Scottish queen. Download the free EPUB.