Mary Queen of Scots Flashcards
Mary was the only child of ………
James V of Scotland
she was granddaughter of ………………… so she was related to the Tudors. this meant that….
Margaret Tudor
Mary had a strong claim to the English throne.
Mary was ……….. so her claim to the throne was supported by many of the other Catholics.
Catholic
when did Mary Queen of Scots become Queen of Scotland?
1542 (when she was 6 days old)
because Mary was 6 days old when she became Queen, her mother acted as …….., while Mary was raised in France
regent (she ruled on Mary’s behalf)
in 1558, when she was 15 years old, Mary married the heir to the ……….. throne. However, he died suddenly in 1560, and Mary returned to………
French
Scotland
Mary wanted to be named as heir to the English throne, but Elizabeth ……
was unwilling to do this. she feared that making Mary her heir would encourage Catholic plots, both at home and abroad, to overthrow her and make Mary queen.
Mary fled to England in………
1568
in 1565, Mary married the Scottish nobleman …………..
Lord Darnley
Darnley hated Mary’s personal secretary, …………..
Rizzio
Darnley was convinced that Mary and Rizzio were….
having an affair
In 1566, a group of Scottish nobles, and Darnley, did what to Rizzio?
stabbed him to death.
when was Darnley murdered?
1567
many people believed that ……… and ……………….. were behind the murder of Darnley. these suspicions were confirmed when………
Mary and her close friend, the Earl of Bothwell
Mary and Bothwell got married a few months later
the marriage between Mary and Bothwell was unpopular with the Scottish nobles, who …………
rebelled against Mary. They imprisoned her and forced her to abdicate in favour of her one year old son, James.
some people, including ……………, believed that the Scottish nobles didn’t have the right to overthrow Mary.
as a result, they didn’t accept her …………… and still viewed her as the legitimate Queen of Scotland.
Elizabeth.
abdication
abdication
giving up the throne
in ….., Mary escaped from prison and ……… . Her forces were defeated in battle and she fled to ………….
1968
raised an army
England
Mary hoped that Elizabeth would help her………… .
Elizabeth was not willing to do this because ……..
regain control of Scotland
Mary’s claim to the throne meant that there would be a constant threat of invasion from the north if Mary regained control of Scotland.
what did Elizabeth do to Mary instead of helping her regain control of Scotland?
she had Mary imprisoned and set up an inquiry to investigate whether she had been involved in Darnley’s murder.
what letters were presented in the inquiry to investigate whether Mary had been responsible in Darnley’s murder?
“Casket Letters”
what did the Casket letters involve?
several letters apparently written by Mary to Bothwell, which implicated the pair in Darnley’s murder.
Mary’s supporters insisted that the Casket letters between Mary and Bothwell were ……….., but most members in the inquiry believed they were ……………
forgeries
genuine
Elizabeth didn’t want to inquiry to find Mary ……… because…….
guilty
if Mary was found guilty then it would lend support to the actions of the Scottish nobles, who has overthrown Mary, their legitimate Queen.
