Mary Of Scots Research Paper

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Mary, the Queen of Scots, is just one good example of a female leader. From the time she was born, she was already fighting society about being a queen as an infant. She fought through many hard times while ruling her country. The first couple years may have been easy for Mary but after her second marriage, she was fighting to live. Mary is a life changer, one of the first women to stand up for women rights to rule a country, and she deserves the respect for what she did when many people thought that females could not be rulers. Queen Mary of Scots, also known as Mary Stewart, was probably born on the 7th or 8th December in 1742. Mary’s birth most likely happened on the 8th, and very early in the morning. She was born in Linlithgow Palace to Mary of Guise and James V of Scotland. Mary happened to be a long distance relative to the Queen of England, Elizabeth I. Mary lost both her parents when she was young, her father died when she was only a couple days old …show more content…

Darnley let some men into Mary’s supper chamber when she was eating and killed one of her close French secretary's and then held her hostage. Darnley wanted to rule over Scotland and make Mary watch, while she was held his prisoner. But Mary convinced Darnley that his life was in danger and he helped her escape to safety. Later that year, Mary gave birth to Darnley and her son, James. Elizabeth I agreed to be the infant James godmother (Why Elizabeth I Never Married, 15). Darnley ended up catching a disease, which made him stay far away from his family. Mary visited him without her son because she did not want James to fall sick. One time, when Mary was in Holyrood, Darnley’s house went up in flames and he managed to escape but was suffocated to death. It is said that it was Bothwell, who lead the attacks on Mary and her husband because he wanted to marry the queen and become king (Warnicke,