Mary Queen Of Scots Flashcards
How old was Mary when she became queen?
6 days old
Who was Mary’s first husband?
Francis II of france
Who was Mary threat to and why?
Elizabeth because she had a claim to the English throne
Why did people think Elizabeth should not be Queen?
They thought she was illegitimate
Who had led the Scottish Reformation with Mary was in France
John knox
Who did Mary marry when she came back to Scotland?
Lord darnley
Explain who rizzio was and what happened to him
Rizzio was Mary secretary and Lord Darnley Mary’s husband killed rizzio. he was stabbed 50 times
Who was Mary’s son
James the 1st and 6th
What happened to Darnley kirk O’Fields
Strangled and then blew up to cover it
Who was suspected of darnleys murder?
Bothwell
Who did Mary marry next
Bothwell
When the Scottish Lords rebelled, where did Marry go?
England
Who was in charge of Elizabeth’s spy network
Sir Francis walsingham
What were the names of the 3 plots we looked at
Ridolfi,Babington, throckmorton
What was one reason Elizabeth was reluctant to execute Mary
Because they were cousins
