Ronald Santangeli, M.A. (Hons) in Classics (Latin and Greek), University of Glasgow 1967. He is retired Head of Classics, St. Aloysius' College, Glasgow and former Principal Examiner for Scotland in classical languages.

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsList of FiguresIntroductionPart 1 A Brief Life: George Con (c. 1598–1640)1 Two Baroque Tombs2 From Douai to Bologna3 The Nexus of Patronage4 The Young Diplomat5 London and the Court of Queen Henrietta6 Return to RomeAfterwordPart 2 Con and the Counter-Reformation7 Con versus Buchanan8 Con’s Account of the Execution of Mary9 Stands Scotland Where It Did?Part 3 Vita Mariae Stuartae10 The Biography and Con’s Sources11 Con’s Latin12 The SpeechesNote on Latin TextThe Latin TranscriptionNote on Translation and CommentaryPart 4 Vita Mariae Stuartae / The Life of Mary StuartDedicatory PrefaceThe Life of MARY STUART Queen of Scotland, Dowager Queen of France, Heir to the Throne of England and of IrelandAppendix 1: The Latin Epitaphs of Thomas Chambers to George ConAppendix 2: The Diamond PoemAppendix 3: The Bastard’s Visit to Mary in France: Lesley’s AccountAppendix 4: The Mission of Nicholas de GoudaAppendix 5: George Con’s account of the Battle of GlenlivetAppendix 6: The Enforced Abdication of Mary: Blackwood’s AccountAppendix 7: Bassiano Gatti’s Poema Heroico Maria Regina di ScoziaBibliographyIndex