{"product_id":"9781789296464-captive-queen","title":"Captive Queen","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorian and expert on Mary’s correspondence, Dr Jade Scott, draws on hundreds of Mary’s letters and those sent to her, to paint a vivid portrait of one of history’s most compelling figures.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating and revealing new biography of Mary Queen of Scots in captivity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor almost two decades before her execution at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was a prisoner. From her chambers, she wrote \u003cb\u003ecountless letters\u003c\/b\u003e, many \u003cb\u003eencrypted using complex ciphers\u003c\/b\u003e to prevent her communications from being intercepted. In this way, she used language to exert her will and her influence, even while incarcerated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than 400 years after Mary’s death, the discovery of further encoded letters has led \u003cb\u003eto renewed interest in the breadth of her encrypted correspondence\u003c\/b\u003e in captivity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCaptive Queen: The Decrypted History of Mary, Queen of Scots, \u003c\/i\u003ehistorian and expert on Mary’s correspondence Dr Jade Scott draws on hundreds of Mary’s letters and those sent to her, to paint \u003cb\u003ea vivid portrait of one of history’s most compelling figures\u003c\/b\u003e. She interrogates Mary’s complex relationships with friends and enemies throughout her imprisonment, illuminating her strategic expertise and \u003cb\u003ebringing Mary’s captivity to life as never before\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53546440065398,"sku":"9781789296464","price":16.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30910469.jpg?v=1729668512","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781789296464-captive-queen","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}