Mary Queen of Scots

• Mary Queen of Scots had two claims to the throne:

  • Elizabeth was seen as illegitimate
  • Elizabeth had upset Catholics by making the official religion of England Protestanism, and Mary was seen as a rightful replacement to the throne
• How did Mary arrive in England?

  • 1542 - Mary becomes Queen of Scotland at six days old
  • 1548 - Mary lives in France
  • 1558 - Mary marries French prince, Francis II
  • 1560 - Francis II dies
  • 1561 - Mary returns to Scotland
  • 1565 - Mary marries Lord Darnley
  • Feb 1567 - Darnley dies, Mary implicated for his murder
  • July 1567 - Mary abdicates
  • 1568 - Mary seeks refuge in England