Mary Queen of Scots: A Study in Failure

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Quoted at the opening of the episode regarding Mary's prospects after Darnley's murder; described as a biography that 'hates Mary, Queen of Scots' and is referenced throughout the episode for its critical assessment of Mary's reign.

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Discussed as presenting the opposite view to Antonia Fraser's book, with Wormald despising Mary Queen of Scots and arguing that if Mary didn't murder Darnley, she was 'almost the only member of Edinburgh's political society who knew nothing about it.'

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Described as a 'very negative book about Mary Queen of Scots,' Wormald argues Mary was 'a ruler whose life was marked by irresponsibility and failure on a scale unparalleled in her own day.' Referenced extensively throughout the episode for her critical interpretation of Mary's political choices.