Mary Queen Of scots Flashcards
When was Mary born ?
1542
When I’d her father die?
When she was only one week old
When did she become queen?
When she was one week old (she also had a claim to the throne of England)
What religion was she?
A devout Roman Catholic
When was Mary first promised marriage and who with?
When she was six years old, with the future King of France, Francis
When were they married?
When Mary was 15 years old in 1558
What happened in 1559?
Her husband became king of France, Francis II
What happened in 1560?
King Francis and Mary’s mother died, and Mary was forced to leave France.
What happened in 1561?
Scotland was now a Protestant country and Mary being a Roman Catholic returned from a France.
Who did Mary marry in 1565?
Mary married a Roman Catholic -> Lord Darnley. Darnley had a claim on the English throne.
When did the death of Rizzio, Mary’s Italian secretary, take place?
1566 (Mary was pregnant at this time)
Explain how Rizzio was murdered.
David Rizzio was Murdered in front of Mary as he was stabbed 56 times by her husband Lord Darnley and his friends.
What event took place in February 1567?
Lord Darnley was lying I’ll in his bed at his house in Edinburgh called Kirk O’field, Darnley was then found strangled to death and his house was blown up.
Who did Mary marry in May 1567?
Mary married the Earl of Bothwell, only three months after the murder of her second husband, Lord Darnley.
What happened in response to Mary’s marriage to Bothwell and the murder of Lord Darnley?
The Scottish Lords rebelled against Mary and she was captured but later escaped to England to seek help from her cousin Elizabeth I.
When Mary sought refuge to Queen Elizabeth, what did Queen Elizabeth do?
She had her locked away. She thought Mary was a threat to herself as Mary was a Roman Catholic and had a claim to the throne of England.
What happened in 1586?
Mary was put on trial for treason against Elizabeth because had been implicated in a number of plots by other Catholic countries to get rid of Elizabeth and put Mary on the throne.
When and how did Mary die?
In 1587, she was executed after her trial.
Who did Mary leave her claim to the throne of England to in her will?
Philip II of Spain
