The Last Days of Mary Stuart, and the journal of Bourgoyne her physician

"The Last Days of Mary Stuart, and the Journal of Bourgoyne Her Physician" by Samuel Cowan is a recounting of the final, troubled months of Mary, Queen of Scots, during her imprisonment. The story highlights the political traps set by Queen Elizabeth I and her advisors. Through the eyes of her physician, Bourgoyne, readers witness Mary's personal struggles, including the plots against her. Key figures like Lord Burghley and Secretary Walsingham move in the shadows, while her jailer, Sir Amias Paulet, adds to her misery. Her pleas for justice are overpowered by betrayal, building toward the sad conclusion of her execution.