She was truly a femme fatale. She brought death to all the men she was close to—all three husbands, lovers, those who helped her escape from prison. It seems that one look at Mary Stuart, one touch of her brought trouble, but those who wanted to lay down their heads for her love did not decrease! Men remained faithful to their queen to the end, but women hated her with every fiber of their soul: as you know, it was precisely the merciless enmity with Elizabeth I cost the Scottish queen her life; it was on orders from London that she ascended the scaffold. What was the main cause of this tragedy - political rivalry or simple female envy? Why did the two greatest women of their era hate each other so fiercely? Was it a struggle for power or for love?.. There are so many secrets and mysteries in the short and bright life of Mary Stuart! Why did her son look nothing like his mother and was so indifferent to her fate? Did she give birth to one son? What do ancient portraits hide, why would a beauty marry a dummy, and how to get rid of a boring husband? Femme fatales know how to hide their secrets from prying eyes - but this book lifts the veil of secrecy over the life and death of the legendary queen.