Marie de Guise ruled Scotland alone after the death of her husband James V. She foiled Henry Tudor of England's plans to marry her baby daughter to his son Edward and unite the two thrones under English rule by sending Mary to France. A nd she kept the peace between Protestants and Catholics while John Knox was becoming a fiery power in the land. Maruy Queen of Scots was welcomed back to the country of her birth after her mother died. In spite of numerous plots against her, and even after her son she still reigned. In this historical novel the turbulent sixteenth century is the background for the story of Scotland's nist fascinating queens.