Mary Queen Of Scots Research Paper

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary first began her reign over Scotland at a very young age. She was put at the throne only a week after being born and was immediately thrown into a cauldron of political turmoil between Scotland and England (The Execution). She was born in Linlithgow palace, Scotland on December 7, 1542 and was crowned queen on September 9, 1543 at Stirling (Mary, Queen of Scots). At age 6, Mary was betrothed to the Dauphin Francis and left Scotland to be raised in France as a Catholic while her mother, Mary of Guise, acted as regent in Scotland (Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)). Mary’s love affairs and personal desires greatly affected her political reign over Scotland and eventually led herself to her own execution. In 1559, the

He was possessive, jealous, and a drunkard and did nothing to benefit Mary’s political life but instead only made it more difficult for her (Mary, Queen of Scots). However, in 1567, Henry Darnley was found in the ruble of a burnt house yet it was soon discovered that Henry did not die from the fire but instead, was strangled to death (On This Day). Soon after the death of her husband, Mary marries James Hepburn, Fourth Earl of Bothwell (Mary, Queen of Scots). This raised controversy among her people and outraged her subjects because James was rumored and suspected to be the murderer of Mary’s previous husband, Henry (On This Day). Mary was arrested and forced to give up her throne to her one year old son. After escaping Loch Leven in which was where she had been imprisoned, Mary attempted to raise an army to reclaim her throne at the Battle of Langside on May 13, but failed (On This

However, Elizabeth was forced to imprison Mary upon her arrival to England due to the threat of Mary taking over her throne (On This Day). Mart spends the next nineteen years being transferred to different castles and prisons until Elizabeth could decide what to do with her (The Execution). Mary had been suspected to be a part of several plots to kill Elizabeth and take over the throne of England. Some examples being the Ridolfi plot in 1571, the Throckmorton plot in 1583 and the Babington conspiracy in 1586, all involving the threat of a foreign invasion into England (The Last Letter). However, there was no clear evidence of Mary’s involvement in these plots until the Babington plot in 1586. As a result, she was found guilty of treason and Elizabeth had no other option than to reluctantly sign Mary’s death warrant (Mary, Queen of