“It is often said that a secure childhood makes the best foundation for a happy life. In marked contrast to her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, Mary Stuart enjoyed an exceptionally cosseted youth. It is left to the judgement of history to decide whether it did, in fact, adequately prepare her for the extreme stresses with which the course of her later life confronted her.” ChildhoodTudorsElizabeth IMary Queen Of ScotsQueenship Book:Mary Queen of Scots Source: Mary Queen of Scots
“The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her arrival in France!” BookInfluenceChildhoodFranceConcentrationSurprisingArrivalsMarie Author:Antonia Fraser
