Mary, Queen Of Scots

About this episode

Charlie Higson explores the extraordinary life of Mary, Queen Of Scots, detailing her tumultuous reign and tragic fate.

Once again, the 'Willy Willy' rhyme takes a back seat as Charlie Higson digs into the extraordinary life of Mary, Queen Of Scots. Crowned Queen at 18 months old, made Queen Consort of France before being widowed at 18, her 2nd husband was murdered, her 3rd was one of the murderers! Oh and then she was imprisoned for 20 years before being executed. No wonder so much has been written about her, including the book that spawned a Hollywood movie, ' My Heart Is My Own' by Charlie's guest John Guy . Speaking of books, Charlie's book of the podcast, Willie Willie Harry Stee is available NOW in all book shops. Big ones, small ones, even those online ones! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Higson

Guest: John Guy

Topics covered

• Mary, Queen Of Scots
• history
• royalty
• executions
• biography

Keywords

• Mary, Queen Of Scots
• Charlie Higson
• John Guy
• biography
• history
• executions
• royalty

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Willie Willie Harry Stee

Books & works: My Heart Is My Own

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