Nataly Oliver
Mrs. Gawith
English 1
26 January 2016 Mary Queen of Scots withheld the throne of Scotland at a young age but grew up having troubles being the right queen. When Mary Queen had been born she had to take a big part of the family. “She was born at Linlithgrow Palace, West Lothian on 8 December 1542” (Mary Queen of Scots Biography). “Mary became Queen of Scots when she was six days old.” (The official website of the British Monarchy). “She was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his second wife, Mary Queen of Guise. The death of her father, which occurred just plays after her birth, put Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne in 1542. The Queen’s father had things in mind before his death. There was a marriage planned by …show more content…
He wanted to take care of the problem right away. In 1565, less than twelve months after the wedding, the jealous Darnley and a group of thugs murdered pregnant Mary’s Italian secretary, Riccio before her eyes. In 1567, the Queen sent him to a house in Kirk O’Field to recover from illness. As he lay there sick, he was strangled. Eight weeks later Mary married, to James Hepbur, Earl of Bothwell.
Mary Queen of Scots had been going downhill after the death of Darnley. To Knox’s moralistic Scotland, already scandalized by the Queen’s celebration of mass, her bright dresses, the music and dancing that could be heard at night coming from the royal palace of Holyroadhouse in Edinburgh, this hurried marriage of two assumed conspirations in Darnley’s murder was the last outrage. The people of Scotland had enough of her. She was sent to prison for what she had been doing. “Mary was taken from her supporters by a Protestant army.” “Her son then was crowned as James VI, and Mary was imprisoned on an island in Loch Leven.” “In 1568, she escaped and, after a failed attempt to regain the crown, fled recklessly into English.” “Queen Elizabeth could not permit such a threat to her own throne to remain free, and imprisoned her.” She then spent a lot of her time in prison doing …show more content…
“The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots,1587.” EyeWitness to
History.com. Ibis Communication, 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
“Mary Queen of Scots.” Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2016. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
“Mary Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567).” The Official Website of The British Monarchy.
The Royal Household, 2009. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
Meek, James. The Land and People of Scotland. New York, J.B. Lippincott:
Williams & Wilkins, 2003. Print.
Trueman, Chris. “Mary Queen of Scots.” The History Learning Site. History Learning
Site, 2015. Web. 20 Jan.
Mrs. Gawith
English 1
26 January 2016 Mary Queen of Scots withheld the throne of Scotland at a young age but grew up having troubles being the right queen. When Mary Queen had been born she had to take a big part of the family. “She was born at Linlithgrow Palace, West Lothian on 8 December 1542” (Mary Queen of Scots Biography). “Mary became Queen of Scots when she was six days old.” (The official website of the British Monarchy). “She was the daughter of King James V of Scotland and his second wife, Mary Queen of Guise. The death of her father, which occurred just plays after her birth, put Mary, Queen of Scots, on the throne in 1542. The Queen’s father had things in mind before his death. There was a marriage planned by …show more content…
He wanted to take care of the problem right away. In 1565, less than twelve months after the wedding, the jealous Darnley and a group of thugs murdered pregnant Mary’s Italian secretary, Riccio before her eyes. In 1567, the Queen sent him to a house in Kirk O’Field to recover from illness. As he lay there sick, he was strangled. Eight weeks later Mary married, to James Hepbur, Earl of Bothwell.
Mary Queen of Scots had been going downhill after the death of Darnley. To Knox’s moralistic Scotland, already scandalized by the Queen’s celebration of mass, her bright dresses, the music and dancing that could be heard at night coming from the royal palace of Holyroadhouse in Edinburgh, this hurried marriage of two assumed conspirations in Darnley’s murder was the last outrage. The people of Scotland had enough of her. She was sent to prison for what she had been doing. “Mary was taken from her supporters by a Protestant army.” “Her son then was crowned as James VI, and Mary was imprisoned on an island in Loch Leven.” “In 1568, she escaped and, after a failed attempt to regain the crown, fled recklessly into English.” “Queen Elizabeth could not permit such a threat to her own throne to remain free, and imprisoned her.” She then spent a lot of her time in prison doing …show more content…
“The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots,1587.” EyeWitness to
History.com. Ibis Communication, 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
“Mary Queen of Scots.” Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2016. Web. 6 Jan. 2016.
“Mary Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567).” The Official Website of The British Monarchy.
The Royal Household, 2009. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
Meek, James. The Land and People of Scotland. New York, J.B. Lippincott:
Williams & Wilkins, 2003. Print.
Trueman, Chris. “Mary Queen of Scots.” The History Learning Site. History Learning
Site, 2015. Web. 20 Jan.