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Автор Элисон Уэйр
Contents
1 - THE THREE CROWNS
2 - “THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN EUROPE”
3 - “POWERFUL CONSIDERATIONS”
4 - “A HANDSOME, LUSTY YOUTH”
5 - “MOST UNWORTHY TO BE MATCHED”
6 - “THE CHASEABOUT RAID”
7 - “THERE IS A BAIT LAID FOR SIGNOR DAVID”
8 - “THIS VILE ACT”
9 - “AS THEY HAVE BREWED, SO LET THEM DRINK”
10 - “AN UNWELCOME INTRUDER”
11 - “NO OUTGAIT”
12 - “UNNATURAL PROCEEDINGS”
13 - “THE DAYS WERE EVIL”
14 - “SOME SUSPICION OF WHAT AFTERWARDS HAPPENED”
15 - “ALL WAS PREPARED FOR THE CRIME”
16 - “MOST CRUEL MURDER”
17 - “NONE DARE FIND FAULT WITH IT”
18 - “THE CONTRIVERS OF THE PLOT”
19 - “GREAT SUSPICIONS AND NO PROOF”
20 - “LAYING SNARES FOR HER MAJESTY”
21 - “THE CLEANSING OF BOTHWELL”
22 - “WE FOUND HIS DOINGS RUDE”
23 - “WANTONS MARRY IN THE MONTH OF MAY”
24 - “THIS TRAGEDY WILL END IN THE QUEEN’S PERSON”
25 - “FALSE CALUMNIES”
26 - “I AM NO ENCHANTRESS”
27 - “THESE RIGOROUS ACCUSATIONS”
28 - “PRETENDED WRITINGS”
29 - “MUCH REMAINS TO BE EXPLAINED”
30 - “THE DAUGHTER OF DEBATE”
This book is dedicated to the memory of
JOYCE MASTERTON
and
DAVID KNOWLES,
two great Scots
Praise for
“All the elements of a juicy murder mystery are within these pages, including love affairs, political intrigue, and the imprisonment and eventual beheading of Mary Stuart by her suspicious cousin, Elizabeth I of England. ” —
“Recommended . . . Weir skillfully analyzes the politics and religious tensions of the time... . . She adeptly makes her case.
” —“Entertaining popular history that will satisfy fans of Weir’s previous bestsellers. ” —
“Weir goes to great lengths to isolate the clues and marshal them into a convincing indictment. No stone is left unturned in her investigation, and . . . her book is as dramatic as witnessing firsthand the most riveting court case. ” —
