26 October 2023

MM Video: Mary Queen of Scots

Queen Mary I, House of Stuart, was Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567. She was queen consort of France for about a year being married to King Francis II. After his death she returned to Scotland where she was beset by religious divisions, feuding lords and hostility with England. Although a devout Catholic she supported religious freedom in Scotland but she was undone by the powerful Protestant lords and her poor taste in men. Finally forced to flee Scotland she was arrested by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I who saw Mary as a threat since Catholics considered her the rightful Queen of England. To remove the threat documents were forged implicating Mary in a plot against Elizabeth. After a great deal of anguish Queen Elizabeth had Queen Mary executed on February 8, 1587.

From The Mad Monarchist (19 February 2012)

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