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 Royal Road to Fotheringay - Jean Plaidy
 Royal Road to Fotheringay - Jean Plaidy ... she was betrothed to the Dauphin Francois, the future King of France. Reluctantly leaving Scotland, Mary is raised in the decadent French court in preparation to become the Queen of France. But her reign with Francois is short-lived. Widowed at just eighteen years old, Mary is once again forced to leave her home to return to Scotland. Now a Catholic queen of a Protestant country, Mary must rule with caution and choose her next husband prudently.Newest Review: ... has done. Being historically accurate was obviously very important to her. (If, on rare occasions, she thinks the way she ... more ... has interpreted the facts may be disputed, she gives her reasons for thinking the way she does.) She was skilled at putting flesh on the bare bones of history by her writings.
The writing style is slightly old-fashioned, but not difficult to understand. I believe that is deliberate to enhance the reader's appreciation of the historical setting.
As it was a usual part of a young royal's education to learn Latin and French, the occasional phrase in these languages appears in the books. I didn't understand most o...more |
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Royal Road to Fotheringay - Jean Plaidy: Mary Queen of Scots (1174 words)
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*** The Author *** Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert, the daughter of a London odd-job-man, lived between 1906-1993. When she first started writing she used her maiden name of Eleanor Burford. Later, using the pen name of Jean Plaidy, she was a prolific writer of historical fiction. Her other pseudonyms were Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate, Anna Percival, Victoria Holt and Philippa Carr. In trying to find out just how productive a writer she was, I found over 100 titles under the name of Jean Plaidy alone. She said that researching and writing her books was like a drug to her. She felt miserable if she took only a week's break. Her ... Read the complete review
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