Scottish Queens, 10341714, Rosalind K. Marshall
Scottish Queens, 10341714, Rosalind K. Marshall
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Scottish Queens, 1034-1714
The Queens and Consorts Who Shaped the Nation

Author: Rosalind K. Marshall

Narrator: Ruth Urquhart

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/26/2022


Synopsis

An "enlightening and fascinating" exploration of Scotland's royal women, from Lady Macbeth to Mary Queen of Scots and beyond (Booklist).

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right and 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 willful woman? Rosalind K. Marshall delves into these questions and more in this entertaining, impeccably researched book.

About Rosalind K. Marshall

Dr. Rosalind K. Marshall graduated in Scottish history from Edinburgh University. Her PhD thesis, based on the Duke of Hamilton's Archives, became her first book, and she has since written sixteen others, along with over 150 historical articles. These include biographies of Mary, Queen of Scots, and John Knox, and a history of St. Giles' Cathedral. For a number of years she combined her writing career with her position as historian at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, the Royal Society of Arts, and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, she is chairman of the Scottish Record Society and the Virtual Hamilton Palace Trust, Honorary Historian of the Incorporation of Bonnetmakers and Dyers of Edinburgh, and a Burgess of Edinburgh.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois

This was very easy to read as a casual historian. This was very well researched and sited. This is a fun way to learn a very condensed version of Scottish Royal history.......more

Goodreads review by Helen

Considering the paucity of information available on many of the queens this still made for an interesting read. Some of the queens I was already familiar with, but Ms Marshall goes back to Norman times to introduce us to queens I'd never even heard. All in all an enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Marie

A highly readable and very concise account of the 31 women who were Queen of Scotland between the years 1034 and 1714.  It's pretty much a "no frills" book as the author was constrained to a predetermined word count by the publisher but that isn't a bad thing. As such the author never goes off on tan......more