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Mary Queen of Scots
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Mary Queen of Scots also Mary Stuart 1542-1587.
Queen of Scotland (1542-1567). The Catholic monarch during the bitter Scottish Reformation, she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son, the future James I of England. After fleeing to England (1568), she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I. Catholic supporters plotted to place her on the English throne, resulting in her trial and execution for sedition.
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Noun1.Mary Queen of Scots - queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567Mary Queen of Scots - queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587)
Mary Stuart
Stuart - the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714
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Here, Warnicke examines the Casket Letters, Mary's continual illnesses, and the various plots to overthrow Elizabeth that conspirators planned in Mary's name, including the Babington Plot, which ultimately cost Mary her life.
Mary Queen of Scots by Elston, Timothy G. / Renaissance Quarterly
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