In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary's Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.

A landmark publication: the first-ever history of Scotland told from the perspective of women - the half of history that we forgot

Rose Nicolson is a vivid, passionate and unforgettable novel of this most dramatic period of Scotland's history. It confirms Andrew Greig as one of the great contemporary writers of fiction.