MARY STUART QUEEN OF SCOT'S
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
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Mary was the only child of James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary of Guise. Her father’s death, soon after her birth, left Mary as queen of Scotland. She was sent to France and was raised in the court of Henry II ; in April 1558 she was married to Francis, Henry’s son. That year Elizabeth became queen of England ; Mary’s Tudor blood made her Elizabeth’s heir. This would prove problematic for both.
Upon Henry’s II death in 1559 her husband, Francis, became king, but died the next year. Widowed at the age of 18, Mary returned to Scotland in 1561. She faced many problems. A catholic in a prothestant land, many regarded her as a foreign queen with an alien religion. Mary had a fiery personality. She was generous, forgiving and a sociable being. However, she was also critisised for acting on inpulse and being tactless.
The fall of Mary started with her second mariage to the earl of Darnel in 1565. Their reltionship went downslide directly after the murder os David Rizzio, whom she was close too, planed by Darnley. The birth of their son James in June did nothing to help. Mary’s ennemies claimed thaht she started an affair with Earl Bothwell, ploting with him to kill Darnley. She was certainly considering dvorce. The part that Mary played in this murder is still unknown to today’s historian.
Yet events took over. In February 1567, Darnley’s house blew up and he died. Three months later she married Bothwell, the main suspect. In June 1567, Bothwell was exiled and Mary deposed. Within the next month she was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son. The next year, her supporters were defeated in battle . She fled seeking the protection of her cousin queen Eelizabeth I but she confined her in various caastles in England. After eighteen years in custody, she xas found guilty of ploting to assassinate Elizabeth in 1568. She was beheaded the following year.
The legend says that she was prone to heel illness, ulcers and violent fits of depression.
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