Mary Queen Of Scots Revision

Question 1

What religion was Mary?

Answer 1

Roman Catholic

Question 2

What religion was Scotland?

Answer 2

Protestant

Question 3

How many husbands did she have?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

In what order did were her husbands?

Answer 4

Francis ii (of France)
Henry Stuart (lord darnley)
Bothwell

Question 5

What plot got Mary executed ?

Answer 5

The babington plot got Mary executed in 1586

Question 6

Name 2 countries which helped Mary against Elizabeth

Answer 6

France and Spain

Question 7

Who was Mary’s son?

Answer 7

James VI

Question 8

How old was Mary when she became queen?

Answer 8

7 days old

Question 9

What other titles did Mary have?

Answer 9

Queen of France
Queen of Scotland
She was heir to England

Question 10

What happened at Kirk O’Field?

Answer 10

There was an explosion
Lord Darnley and his servant were strangled to death in a field before the explosion.

Question 11

How is her religion connected to his it caused problems

Answer 11

She was RC but Scotland+England are Protestant, so the people may not like her.
Mary was a RC heretic in Protestant Scotland and England.

Question 12

How did Mary’s relationship with to Elizabeth cause problems

Answer 12

Mary was Elizabeth’s second cousin so Elizabeth didn’t want to execute her. Mary was Elizabeth’s heir to the throne because they were related.

Question 13

What were elizabeths strengths

Answer 13

She was popular
Fun and interesting to be around
She acted tough like a man

Question 14

What were Elizabeth’s weaknesses

Answer 14

Major enemies with Scotland, France and Spain
She ruled at the time queens were seen as weak
She never married so she never had a son to succeed her

Question 15

How many plots were organised against Elizabeth

Answer 15

4

Question 16

How did Elizabeth’s government find out that Mary was involved in the Babington plot

Answer 16

They found evidence in the original letters from Mary and they deciphered the code. The letters were written while Mary was in prison. They were plans for Mary to take over the English throne

Question 17

What might be bad for Elizabeth if she executed Mary

Answer 17

It might make the catholics hate Elizabeth even more

Question 18

Why didn’t Mary become queen (even though she was older)

Answer 18

Henry had annulled his marriage to Mary’s mother, Catherine of Aragon , so that’s meant that Elizabeth was next in line to the throne

Question 19

What religion was Mary

Answer 19

Roman Catholic

Question 20

What religion was Scotland

Answer 20

Protestant

Question 21

What religion was England

Answer 21

Protestant

Question 22

What religion was Elizabeth

Answer 22

Protestant

Question 23

Why did Roman Catholics want Mary as queen

Answer 23

Because Mary was Roman Catholic and English’s were too they wanted Mary instead of Elizabeth