- Publisher: Birlinn
- Year: 2025
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 240pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 196x128mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.2kg
- ISBN: 9781780279503
- Product code: 542093
Scottish Queens
The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped the Nation
Rosalind Marshall New Paperback
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From Lady Macbeth to Anne, the last of the Stewart monarchs, Rosalind K Marshall presents a well-researched history of Scotland’s queens and consorts, shedding light on their lives and the pressures they faced – particularly with regard to producing an heir – and challenging many of the assumptions that have been made about their character.
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The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right, and also the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books.
One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady MacBeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare's famous play? Was St Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Why did Margaret Logie exercise such an influence over her husband, David II, and have we underestimated James VI's consort, Anne of Denmark, frequently written off as a stupid and wilful woman? These are just a few of the questions addressed by Dr Marshall in her entertaining, impeccably researched book.
One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady MacBeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare's famous play? Was St Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Why did Margaret Logie exercise such an influence over her husband, David II, and have we underestimated James VI's consort, Anne of Denmark, frequently written off as a stupid and wilful woman? These are just a few of the questions addressed by Dr Marshall in her entertaining, impeccably researched book.
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From Lady Macbeth to Anne, the last of the Stewart monarchs, Rosalind K Marshall presents a well-researched history of Scotland’s queens and consorts, shedding light on their lives and the pressures they faced – particularly with regard to producing an heir – and challenging many of the assumptions that have been made about their character.
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