In this book, Rosemary Goring tells the story of Mary’s Scottish years through the often dramatic and atmospheric locations and settings where the events that shaped her life took place and also examines the part Scotland, and its tumultuous court and culture, played in her downfall.

Scotland: Her Story is a landmark publication: the first-ever history of Scotland told from the perspective of women. Drawing records, exchequer rolls, treasurer’s accounts, diaries, memoirs, chap books and newspapers, government reports and eye-witness statements, it brings to life the half of history that has for too long been hidden or ignored.