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“Burn the murderess!”
So begins Jean Plaidy’s The Captive Queen of Scots, the epic tale of the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, cousin to Queen Elizabeth of England. After her husband, Lord Darnley, is murdered, suspicion falls on Mary and her lover, the Earl of Bothwell. A Catholic in a land of stern Protestants, Mary finds herself in the middle of a revolt, as her bloodthirsty subjects call for her arrest and execution. In disgrace, she flees her Scottish persecutors for England, where she appeals to Queen Elizabeth for mercy, but to no avail. Throughout Mary’s long years as the Queen’s prisoner, she conceives many bold plans for revenge and escaping to freedombut the gallows of Fotheringhay Castle loom . . .
Set against royal pageantry, religious strife, and bloody uprisingand filled with conspiracies, passion, heartbreak, and fascinating historical detailThe Captive Queen of Scots is an unforgettable, page-turning tale of the intense rivalry between two powerful women of noble blood.
So begins Jean Plaidy’s The Captive Queen of Scots, the epic tale of the Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, cousin to Queen Elizabeth of England. After her husband, Lord Darnley, is murdered, suspicion falls on Mary and her lover, the Earl of Bothwell. A Catholic in a land of stern Protestants, Mary finds herself in the middle of a revolt, as her bloodthirsty subjects call for her arrest and execution. In disgrace, she flees her Scottish persecutors for England, where she appeals to Queen Elizabeth for mercy, but to no avail. Throughout Mary’s long years as the Queen’s prisoner, she conceives many bold plans for revenge and escaping to freedombut the gallows of Fotheringhay Castle loom . . .
Set against royal pageantry, religious strife, and bloody uprisingand filled with conspiracies, passion, heartbreak, and fascinating historical detailThe Captive Queen of Scots is an unforgettable, page-turning tale of the intense rivalry between two powerful women of noble blood.
著者について
JEAN PLAIDY is the pen name of the prolific English author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr. More than 14 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide.
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メアリ、ステュアートは好きではないですが、この小説は好きです｡メアリについての愛情のない悪口で著者とは語り明かせそうな気がします｡
ろくにあったこともない男と婚約して、理想の夫像を作り上げて彼に押し付けて、逃げ出すチャンスを彼の許可をとるために潰したり｡ひたすら、つくづく、どう見ても愚かです｡その愚かさが、好きになれない｡
最悪の君主だと思いますが、悲劇の女王の可哀相な囚われの期間だと思って読む人もいるんでしょうね。まあ、そういう読み方も出来ると思います｡
ただ、著者は私と同じで、エリザベスは好きだけど、メアリは好きになれなかったんだと思います｡
ろくにあったこともない男と婚約して、理想の夫像を作り上げて彼に押し付けて、逃げ出すチャンスを彼の許可をとるために潰したり｡ひたすら、つくづく、どう見ても愚かです｡その愚かさが、好きになれない｡
最悪の君主だと思いますが、悲劇の女王の可哀相な囚われの期間だと思って読む人もいるんでしょうね。まあ、そういう読み方も出来ると思います｡
ただ、著者は私と同じで、エリザベスは好きだけど、メアリは好きになれなかったんだと思います｡
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15 人中、14人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
MARY STUART...THE CAPTIVE QUEEN...
2002/6/23
形式:マスマーケット|Amazonが確認した購入
This is historical fiction at its finest. Masterfully written, the author weaves a spellbinding tapestry of events that chronicles the life of Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, while in captivity.
The book details her stay at the castle on the island of Lochleven in Scotland, while at the mercy of her illegitimate half brother and self-proclaimed Regent, the Earl of Moray. It recounts her daring escape from her Scottish captors, as well as her woefully misguided decision to flee to England, rather than to France or Spain.
Instead of the succor that the beautiful, charming, and very Catholic Mary, an anointed Queen, expected to receive from her cousin, the wily and Protestant Elizabeth I of England, Mary found, instead, an uneasy captivity. From the moment of her entry to England, she was in effect a prisoner, commuted from castle to castle with a never ending succession of jailers whose task was to ensure that she did not escape. It was a captivitry that was to span nineteen years.
Filled with the political intrigues and conspiracies that abounded in sixteenth century England and Scotland, the book paints a sympathetic portrait of Mary, a queen that ruled with her heart, rather than with her head. She was a woman who was at a disadvantage in negotiating with her cousin, as Elizabeth, unlike Mary, ruled with her head and not with her heart. Elizabeth was very much aware of the political realities of the time and sensitive to Mary's own claim by blood to the English throne, making Mary someone to be kept in check, rather than helped.
Based upon actual historical figures and events, the author creates three dimensional characters and infuses them with all the pomp and pageantry of the time. It is a stirringly written narrative that fully engages the reader. Those who love historical fiction, as well as those who have an interest in the life of Mary Stuart, the beleaguered Queen of Scots, will most certainly enjoy this book, as will anyone who simply loves a well written and compelling story.
The book details her stay at the castle on the island of Lochleven in Scotland, while at the mercy of her illegitimate half brother and self-proclaimed Regent, the Earl of Moray. It recounts her daring escape from her Scottish captors, as well as her woefully misguided decision to flee to England, rather than to France or Spain.
Instead of the succor that the beautiful, charming, and very Catholic Mary, an anointed Queen, expected to receive from her cousin, the wily and Protestant Elizabeth I of England, Mary found, instead, an uneasy captivity. From the moment of her entry to England, she was in effect a prisoner, commuted from castle to castle with a never ending succession of jailers whose task was to ensure that she did not escape. It was a captivitry that was to span nineteen years.
Filled with the political intrigues and conspiracies that abounded in sixteenth century England and Scotland, the book paints a sympathetic portrait of Mary, a queen that ruled with her heart, rather than with her head. She was a woman who was at a disadvantage in negotiating with her cousin, as Elizabeth, unlike Mary, ruled with her head and not with her heart. Elizabeth was very much aware of the political realities of the time and sensitive to Mary's own claim by blood to the English throne, making Mary someone to be kept in check, rather than helped.
Based upon actual historical figures and events, the author creates three dimensional characters and infuses them with all the pomp and pageantry of the time. It is a stirringly written narrative that fully engages the reader. Those who love historical fiction, as well as those who have an interest in the life of Mary Stuart, the beleaguered Queen of Scots, will most certainly enjoy this book, as will anyone who simply loves a well written and compelling story.
7 人中、7人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Interesting, but not the best Jean Plaidy book I've read!
2007/8/5
形式:ペーパーバック
I enjoyed this book, particularly because I wanted to learn more about Mary, Queen of Scots and what better person to learn from than Jean Plaidy!? Like most of the Plaidy books, it is history couched in novel form. My only complaint that it seemed a little stiffer than most of her novels, a little more rigid and it didn't flow quite as naturally. Nevertheless, it told the story and told it well. I recommend it!
2 人中、2人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
And Her Soul Yearned to be Free
2010/5/10
形式:ペーパーバック
This is the continuation of Royal Road to Fotheringhay: A Novel, also by Plaidy. This book is no less captivating than the first. This tells the story of Mary's life during her exile in England. She expected to be treated like a queen by her cousin, Elizabeth I, and was, instead, treated like an incompetent invader in need of watching.
The book is chaptered by castles. While one might think this would be very boring it is not. Every move, and thus chapter, contains something new in Mary's life. Yes, her life was dull after a while, her health and beauty suffering from the damp and cold, but there is no end to then intrigue that happens while Mary is in England. From plots to marry her off to different men, to those wanting her on the throne of England, and those concerning just getting her back to Scotland. You find out the fate of her son, James, and her third husband the Earl of Bothwell(who she married at the end of the first novel.)
Again Plaidy keeps you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to end. I couldn't stop reading this. I hated to go to bed, work, or clean because it would mean that I had to put the book down. I believe I finished it in about three days(because I had to do those mandatory tasks.) I loved how even though I knew what was going to happen I still cried at the end. You know the ending, but Plaidy makes you lament this even if you didn't always like her, and I'll admit at times she was stubborn and foolish. Very worth while bit of your time.
The book is chaptered by castles. While one might think this would be very boring it is not. Every move, and thus chapter, contains something new in Mary's life. Yes, her life was dull after a while, her health and beauty suffering from the damp and cold, but there is no end to then intrigue that happens while Mary is in England. From plots to marry her off to different men, to those wanting her on the throne of England, and those concerning just getting her back to Scotland. You find out the fate of her son, James, and her third husband the Earl of Bothwell(who she married at the end of the first novel.)
Again Plaidy keeps you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to end. I couldn't stop reading this. I hated to go to bed, work, or clean because it would mean that I had to put the book down. I believe I finished it in about three days(because I had to do those mandatory tasks.) I loved how even though I knew what was going to happen I still cried at the end. You know the ending, but Plaidy makes you lament this even if you didn't always like her, and I'll admit at times she was stubborn and foolish. Very worth while bit of your time.
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