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  • Royal Road to Fotheringay

  • By: Jean Plaidy
  • Narrated by: Jilly Bond
  • Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)

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Royal Road to Fotheringay

By: Jean Plaidy
Narrated by: Jilly Bond
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Summary

At just six days old, Mary Stuart became Queen of Scots. At just six years old, she was betrothed to the Dauphin Francois, the future King of France.

Reluctantly leaving Scotland, Mary is raised in the decadent French court in preparation for becoming the Queen of France. But her reign with Francois is short-lived.

Widowed at 18 years old, Mary is once again forced to leave her home to return to Scotland. Now a Catholic queen in a Protestant country, Mary must rule with caution and choose her next husband prudently...
©1964 Jean Plaidy (P)2008 Isis Publishing Ltd
Historical Fiction Fiction Royalty Scotland France King
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Brilliant

Loved it, a brilliant and historically accurate story of Mary Queen of Scots and brilliant narrating. I couldn't stop listening.
Now on to the next one, which is about her imprisoned life for 19 years.

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