Article: Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political Career.(Reviews)(Book Review)

Pamela E. Ritchie. Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political Career.

East Linton: Tuckwell Press Ltd., 2002. Pbk. xiii + 306 pp. index. append. map. gloss. bibl. [pounds sterling]20. ISBN: 1-86232-184-1.

Mary of Guise, widow of James V of Scotland, is a fascinating woman, though one with a very different life than was portrayed in the 1998 film, Elizabeth. There are only two earlier studies of Mary of Guise, those by Rosalind Marshall (1977) and Marianne McKerlie (1931). For those who wish to know more about this important political player, Ritchie's book is a welcome addition. As she points out, Mary of Guise is usually discussed only in ...

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