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Mary of Guise

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mary of Guise , 1515-60, queen consort of James V of Scotland and regent for her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots . The daughter of Claude de Lorraine, duc de Guise , she was also known as Mary of Lorraine. Before her marriage (1538) to James V she had been married (1534) to Louis d'Orléans, 2d duc de Longueville, who died in 1537. When James died (1542), shortly after his daughter's birth, James Hamilton , 2d earl of Arran, became regent. He negotiated (1543) the betrothal of the infant Queen Mary to Prince Edward (later Edward VI) of England, but the queen mother persuaded the Scottish... Read more
Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise (1515–60), queen of James V of Scotland. The daughter of Claude, duke of Guise, Mary married James in June 1538. By him she bore...who both died in infancy, and a daughter, Mary, who was barely a week old when her father... Read more
Mary of Guise
Mary of Guise (1515–60), queen of James V of Scotland...France's most militantly catholic families, Mary married James in June 1538. By him she bore...who both died in infancy, and a daughter, Mary, who was barely a week old when her father... Read more

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Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political Career.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
; Pamela E. Ritchie. Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political...31.95 paper. ISBN 1-86232-184-1. Mary of Guise has remained a controversial, yet...be the first full-scale study of Mary of Guise's political career in Scotland... Read more
Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political Career.(Reviews)(Book Review)
; Pamela E. Ritchie. Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political...sterling]20. ISBN: 1-86232-184-1. Mary of Guise, widow of James V of Scotland...are only two earlier studies of Mary of Guise, those by Rosalind Marshall (1977... Read more
The "Inevitable" Union and Other Essays on Early Modern Scotland/Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political Career/Episcopalianism in Nineteenth-Century Scotland: Religious Responses to a Modernizing Society
; ...285 pp. 25.00 / $39.95 (cloth). Mary of Guise in Scotland, 1548-1560: A Political...overly religious interpretations of Mary of Guise whose politics, in her view, historians...persistence of this religious tradition. Mary of Guise ruled Scotland on behalf of her... Read more
Grand Designs (c1538); Changing rooms: The Queen's Outer Hall, above left, and how the room will look after restoration; Mary of Guise's Bed Chamber, left.
; ...James V provided for hisFrench queen, Mary of Guise, will be recreated in the final phase...Renaissance design. James, thefather of Mary, Queen of Scots, died in 1542, so probably...of the 'house' he built for his beloved Mary ofGuise. As part of the original building... Read more
GUISE & MARY DOLLS; Scotland's top woman comic puts tragedy behind her to play hilarious characters in her solo show.(Features)
; Byline: By BILLY SLOAN Comic Elaine C. Smith wants the world to know she's laughing again - and that means she's set to have her best ever Christmas. While most of us are rushing around doing festive shopping, the actress and Sunday Mail columnist will take to the stage. Scotland's No.1 funnywoman Read more
Noble Power during the French Wars of Religion: The Guise Affinity and the Catholic Cause in Normandy.
; ...misguided notion ... that the landed power base of the Guise was largely confined to eastern France (14). By midcentury the Guise were the kingdom's wealthiest family. Their counsel to...combat against heresy during the wars of religion. The Guise base in Normandy is of interest not only in relation ... Read more
Clifford Guise
; Clifford Guise, 80, of Manheim, formerly of Volusia County, Fla., and...August 23, 2006. He is survived by his wife, Alice Joan Guise and five children, Larry, Ken and Ed Guise, Mary Ellen Zimmermann, and Laura Morris. Step-children are... Read more
"In the guise of gods"? Returning Women Students and Mentored Learning
; "In the guise of gods"? Returning Women Students and Mentored Learning Traditional...infallible fount of wisdom in the college classroom, a fact that Mary Field Belenky, Blythe McVicker Clinchy, Nancy Rule Goldberger...1986). They write, "Our teachers appear to us first in the guise of gods and are later ... Read more
Holistic practitioner denies sexual assault ; A holistic medicine practitioner abused his position to sexually assault women under the guise of giving them treatment, a court was told yesterday.
; ...to sexually assault women under the guise of giving them treatment, a court was...home treatment practice near Ottery St Mary, Devon - over the space of 10 years...opportunity to sexually assault them under the guise of giving them legitimate treatment... Read more
To Robert Lowell, in the guise of mentor. (poem)
; TO ROBERT LOWELL, IN THE GUISE OF MENTOR It is a habit of women to talk too much, so as we make our rounds together, reining in...like a habit or a horse it's worth the trouble to break out of the mind's sedated harness let it go. Mary Maxwell Read more

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