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This biography is quoted at the opening of the episode and referenced multiple times throughout. The hosts discuss Wormald's critical perspective on Mary, noting that 'She hates Mary, Queen of Scots.' The book is used as a primary source for analyzing Mary's political failures and decision-making.

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Referenced as one of 'the great books about Mary Queen of Scots' by a 'great historian of early modern Scotland.' Wormald's work is contrasted with Antonia Fraser's, noting that Wormald 'absolutely despises Mary Queen of Scots' and argues that if Mary didn't murder Darnley, she was 'almost the only member of Edinburgh's political society who knew nothing about it.'

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Referenced when discussing Mary giving birth to a son, noting that 'Even Jenny Wormald, never one to cut Mary any slack' acknowledged this as 'the one great success of her queenship.' Wormald was a historian known for her scholarly works on Mary Queen of Scots.

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Described as 'a brilliant, groundbreaking book on Mary, Queen of Scots' by the Scottish historian Jenny Wormald, who 'condemned her as a monarch of little wit and no judgment, a woman who absolutely brought about her own downfall.'

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Referenced multiple times as 'her very negative book about Mary Queen of Scots.' Wormald describes Mary as 'a ruler whose life was marked by irresponsibility and failure on a scale unparalleled in her own day.' The book is quoted extensively regarding Mary's political choices and religious policy.