Mary Queen Of Scots And Elizabeth Flashcards
Who were Mary queen of scots husbands
Mary had 3 husbands;
Francis II
Lord Darnley
Earl of bothwell
Why was Mary queen of scots a problem for Elizabeth
Mary queen of scots was a problem for Elizabeth because
1- she had a claim to the throne as she was Henry VII of England’s great-granddaughter, Mary was next in line to the English throne, after Henry VIII’s children
2-she was Catholic and if she became queen England may turn Catholic again
3-Mary was allegedly plotting to kill Elizabeth
How did Mary queen of scots and Francis’s marriage come around
When Mary was 6 she was promised in marriage to the future king of France, Francis
When she was 15 years old they married
The following year Francis became king of France
Only one year later Francis died and Mary was forced to leave France
How did Mary’s and Darnley’s marriage come around?
In 1565 Mary married a Roman Catholic, lord Darnley
How did Mary and Bothwells marriage come around
In 1567 Mary married bothwell…
So Mary stayed with Darnley until her son James was born but she had now fallen in love with bothwell. On the 9th of Feb 1567 Darnley was at his house called kirk o’field, Mary had previously left to go to a party and at 2am the house was blown up which caused darnleys death. Then later that year Mary married bothwell
Tell me about the murder of Rizzio
Rizzio was stabbed to death by Darnley and a group of his friends 56 times. Darnley killed him as he was jealous of him and he thought that his wife was having an affair with him
