On The Trail of Mary Queen of Scots

Life dealt Mary Queen of Scots love, intensity, betrayal and tragedy in generous measure. On the Trail of Mary Queen of Scots traces the major events in the turbulent life of the beautiful, enigmatic queen whose romantic reign and tragic destiny exerts an undimmed fascination. Here is the essential guide to over 200 Mary Queen of Scots sites of interest in Scotland, England and France. It is fully illustrated with maps and plans and clearly shows the best tour routes, region by region. Sites to visit in Scotland include: Linlithgow Palace - Mary's birthplace, now a magnificent ruin.; Stirling Castle - where, only nine months old, Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland; The Palace of Holyrood House - Rizzio, one of Mary's many lovers, was murdered here - some say his blood still stains the spot where he was stabbed to death; and Fotheringay - after 16 years' imprisonment, Mary met her death on the executioner's block.

Reviews: 

It's a story with all the elements of an historical thriller, a stirring and dramatic amalgam of ambition and murder, greed and power, disaster and violence. The Keswick Reminder' newspaper book review Friday 31st March 2000

About the Author:

KEITH CHEETHAM has been interested in drama since the tender age of six, as a regular on the stage in the churches and halls around his native Sheffield. His lifelong love of Shakespeare was fostered at Nether Edge Grammar school, where he became acquainted with some of the Brad’s greatest play and speeches. For ten years he ran his own theatre company to much acclaim.

Most of his life has been spent in the tourist industry, he organised a festival commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Mary Queen of Scots in Sheffield (in 1570), where she spent 14 years as a captive of Queen Elizabeth I. He has since written two books about the Scottish queen and spent five years as Chairman of the English Branch of the Marie Stuart Society