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The Persecution of Mary Stewart: The Queen's Cause a Study in Criminology
‘All her life she was a lonely person, sustained by her integrity, her religious principles, and a sincere belief in her royal status and caste.’
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stewart), born in 1542, became reigning Queen of Scotland at the age of nine days on the death of her father, King James V. Her first husband Francis II, King of France, died at the age of sixteen and she returned home a young widow, with no knowledge or experience of the situation at home, fiercely divided between Catholic and Protestant factions. Surrounded by enemies, not least within her own family, she made two disastrous marriages, one to Henry, Lord Darnley and, after his murder, to James, Earl of Bothwell. Forced to abdicate in favour of her baby son James, she spent most of her remaining years in captivity. In 1586 she was convicted of involvement in a plot to assassinate her cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England, and executed the following year. This book, first published in 1931, argues that she was the victim of a criminal conspiracy by her enemies.
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stewart), born in 1542, became reigning Queen of Scotland at the age of nine days on the death of her father, King James V. Her first husband Francis II, King of France, died at the age of sixteen and she returned home a young widow, with no knowledge or experience of the situation at home, fiercely divided between Catholic and Protestant factions. Surrounded by enemies, not least within her own family, she made two disastrous marriages, one to Henry, Lord Darnley and, after his murder, to James, Earl of Bothwell. Forced to abdicate in favour of her baby son James, she spent most of her remaining years in captivity. In 1586 she was convicted of involvement in a plot to assassinate her cousin Elizabeth, Queen of England, and executed the following year. This book, first published in 1931, argues that she was the victim of a criminal conspiracy by her enemies.
400 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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Edward Abbott Parry
126 booksEdward Abbott Parry (1863–1943) was an English judge and dramatist.
Parry was born in London, the second son of John Humffreys Parry, a barrister. Parry himself studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1885. He was Judge of Manchester County Court 1894-1911 and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911. He wrote several plays and books for children. He was appointed to sit on a Pensions Appeal Tribunal in the summer of 1917, which dealt with appeals against governmental decisions on military pensions. He later published a book on War Pensions: Past and Present, co-authored with Sir Alfred Codrington, another member of the Tribunal.
Parry was born in London, the second son of John Humffreys Parry, a barrister. Parry himself studied at the Middle Temple and was called to the Bar in 1885. He was Judge of Manchester County Court 1894-1911 and became Judge of Lambeth County Court in 1911. He wrote several plays and books for children. He was appointed to sit on a Pensions Appeal Tribunal in the summer of 1917, which dealt with appeals against governmental decisions on military pensions. He later published a book on War Pensions: Past and Present, co-authored with Sir Alfred Codrington, another member of the Tribunal.
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