effulgentpoet:history aestheticsMARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Mary, Queen of Scots, the only surviving legitim
effulgentpoet:history aestheticsMARY QUEEN OF SCOTS Mary, Queen of Scots, the only surviving legitimate child of King James V of Scotland, was six days old when her father died and she acceded to the throne. She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis. Mary was queen consort of France from his accession in 1559 until his death in December 1560. Widowed, Mary returned to Scotland. Four years later, she married her half-cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, and in June 1566 they had a son, James. In February 1567, Darnley was found murdered. James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, was generally believed to have orchestrated Darnley’s death, but he was acquitted of the charge in April 1567, and the following month he married Mary. Following an uprising against the couple, Mary was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son. After an unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, she fled southward seeking the protection of her first cousin once removed, Queen Elizabeth I of England. Elizabeth had her confined in England. After eighteen and a half years in custody, Mary was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in 1586. -- source link
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