12/22/2023 0 Comments Terraer reign![]() But Henry VIII became increasingly erratic and despotic in his later years and continued to send his army north. The regents of Scotland made a treaty with Henry VIII in which Edward, Henry’s long-awaited and precious son, would wed Mary. James died within a week of Mary’s birth and, before she was even a year old, the child was crowned queen of Scots. He certainly never contemplated that his grandson would one day rule both Scotland and its old enemy, England. Mary’s father, James V, believed this lineage had ended with his daughter’s birth. He called his new dynasty ‘Stewart,’ a variation on his father’s title in France, it was spelled Stuart. The son of Robert the Bruce’s daughter Marjorie and Walter, the High Steward of Scotland, Robert was nearest in succession to the throne. ![]() It will go with a lass.’ James’s ancestor, Robert II, had become King of Scots in 1371. ‘As a sinner I am truly conscious of having often offended my Creator and I beg him to forgive me, but as a Queen and Sovereign, I am aware of no fault or offence for which I have to render account to anyone here below.’ Mary, queen of Scots to her jailer, Sir Amyas Paulet October 1586 In 1603, upon Elizabeth’s death, Mary’s son became king of England as James I. By orders of the English government, all of her possessions were burned. She was executed in 1587, only forty-four years old. The two queens never met and Mary remained imprisoned for the next nineteen years. Her presence was dangerous for the English queen, who feared Catholic plotting on Mary’s behalf. She fled to England in 1568, hoping for the help of her cousin, Elizabeth I. Her second marriage was unpopular and ended in murder and scandal her third was even less popular and ended in forced abdication in favor of her infant son. Yet she lacked the political skills to rule successfully in Scotland. Her physical beauty and kind heart were acknowledged even by her enemies. ![]() At one time, she claimed the crowns of four nations – Scotland, France, England and Ireland. Mary, queen of Scots was one of the most fascinating and controversial monarchs of 16th century Europe.
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