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Queens’ Play

by Dorothy Dunnett

Book 2 in the The Lymond Chronicles series.

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In 1548, Lymond enters the French court under disguise after Mary of Guise asks him to protect the young Mary, Queen of Scots. A succession of apparent accidents suggests that someone close to Henry II’s household intends to kill the Scottish queen before her marriage to the dauphin. Lymond’s investigation moves through court entertainments, rival factions and dangerous performances in which revealing his identity could ruin the mission.

Historical periods

Tudor Period Renaissance & Early Modern Europe Early Modern France

Historical people

Mary, Queen of Scots1542–1587 Mary of Guise1515–1560 Henry II of France1519–1559 Catherine de’ Medici1519–1589 Francis II of France1544–1560 Diane de Poitiers1499–1566

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