Mary Queen of Scots – Antonia Fraser

I really needed to learn more about this period of history, and this book has alleviated much of my ignorance. Mary was queen of France, you say? Who knew?

Unfortunately, Fraser somewhat over-identifies with her subject (I nearly wrote “heroine”), raising questions in my mind about the extent to which her judgement can be trusted. This is proper history, though, weighing up the evidence and at least attempting to justify each call.

My copy was a bit shoddy, with a fair few typos and horrid paper quality. Surprising from Faber & Faber.