Packed with intrigue, self-preservation and a cache of coded correspondence, the 19 years spent by the Scottish queen as a prisoner in England heralds a dramatic retelling.

The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots If my latest book Exile were a novel, nobody could predict its ending. With the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, however, the final chapter is well known: the ailing queen, dressed in russet, with a small dog hidden beneath her...