![]() I guess it is a biography, focusing on her life in relation to her marriage to Darnley, and in relation to the aftermath of his death, but I wanted more information about her childhood and the events leading up to her death. I definitely want to read a biography of Mary. I don’t know if it’s because I finished the David Starkey book recently, which was a beast of a book, or if it’s because the book is more about a series of events than an actual person or what. It was nice to get background on both of them, but there was something different about this book. I didn’t really know too much about the murder of Lord Darnley, and quite frankly, I didn’t know too much about Mary either, except in reference to Elizabeth I. ![]() It’s not my favorite Alison Weir book, but it was still an interesting read. The book turned out to be more about his death, and the aftermath of it, with an overview of both Mary and Lord Darnley. I was expecting more of a biography of Mary, Queen of Scots and the events that led up to Lord Darnley’s death. ![]() I was definitely expecting something quite different when I what I read. ![]() My Thoughts: Reading Alison Weir after finishing the David Starkey book was such a relief! She’s so easy to read. Book: Mary, Queen Of Scots, And The Murder Of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir ![]()
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