mary queen of scots Flashcards
how did mary get the throne
- was henry 7ths great-granddaughter and elizabeths second cousin
- she was descended from margaret tudor
what religion was henry 7th’s sister
catholic
who did mary marry
french king, francis 2
how old was she when she inherited the scottish crown
six days
why was mary important
- she was catholic which meant that catholics would be prepared to support her claim to the throne
- her claim was strengthened by the fact there was no concerns about her legitimacy
- mary would always be at the centre of catholic plots and conspiracies against elizabeth
when did francis 2 die
1560
when mary went back to scotland, who did she marry
henry stuart (lord darnley)
what was the name of the kid mary and henry produced
james
when henry stuart (lord darnley) was murdered who did mary marry
earl of bothwell
what happened in 1568
the scots rebelled against her, imprisoned her and forced to give up her throne in favour of her son james
what did mary do in prison
escaped and raised an army
where was marys army defeated
langside near glasgow
when was mary imprisoned
1568
what did the scottish rebels demand should be done to mary
that mary should be handed over and tried for the murder of Darnley
what were elizabeths 4 options with mary in 1568-69
- help mary to regain her throne
- hand mary over to the scottish lords
- allow mary to go abroad
- keep mary in england
what was the problem with helping mary to regain her throne
would anger the scottish nobility and leave elizabeth facing a catholic monarch on her northern border. the auld alliance with france could then be revived to threaten her
what was the problem with handing mary over to the scottish lords
mary was the former wife of francis 2. her trial, imprisonment and execution by scottish noblemen with elizabeths permission could provoke france, driving them into alliance with spain, which could lead both countries into war with england
what was the problem with allowing mary to go abroad
allowing mary to go abroad could see her return to france. this could provoke a french plot that aimed to remove elizabeth from the english throne and replace her with mary
what was the problem with keeping mary in england
keeping mary in england was probably the best option for elizabeth. however it carried the risk that catholic plotters might try to overthrow elizabeth and replace her with mary
when was a meeting set up at york to hear the case against mary
october 1568 and january 1569
when the scottish lords brought love letters with them. what did this demonstrate
that mary was guilty of murdering lord darnley
why did mary say that he could not be tried
she was an anointed monarch, and would not offer a plea unless elizabeth guaranteed a verdict of innocence
by not handling over mary, what did elizabeth ensure
- the scottish nobility would not imprison or execute mary
- the french would be satisfied
- her subjects did not punish an anointed monarch
because the conference did not reach any conclusions, what happened
mary stayed in england in captivity
why did elizabeth not make mary her heir
elizabeth would acknowledge mary as her heir. however, to do so would upset english protestants. without the support of these privy councillors, elizabeth- already distrusted by many catholics- would have few supporters left. moreover the prospect of a catholic heir would result in a civil war
