THE PERSECUTION OF MARY STEWART. The Queen's Cause: A Study in Criminology.

Hardback. "Mary Queen of Scots is not a mythical character. It seems reasonably proved that she existed, and it is generally admitted that she was marked out for destruction, in the interests of religion and state-craft, by William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth's minister. That she was ultimately destroyed at Fotheringhay by the decree of Queen Elizabeth, who seems to have been an unwilling party to the crime, appears to be a matter of history". Chapter headings include : Mary's Inheritance, Knox v. Beaton, Mary in France, Queen of Scotland, Proposals of Marriage, Enter Darnley, Moray's Rebellion, The Murder of Riccio, The Birth of James 1, The Murder of Darnley, The Bothwell Marriage, Flight into England, The Casket Letters, The Syndicate Breaks Up. Illus., Index. 364pp. Lge. 8vo. Black cloth/gilt lettering. Insc. on fep, + previous owner's b/plate to fpd. Lightly foxed edges, sl. sunned sp. o/w covers Nr. F. May require additional postage.