Tragic Queen of Scotland

Mary, Queen of Scots, is known as a tragic figure in European history. Queen of Scotland from the death of her father when she was a week old, she was at the center of the Catholic/Protestant rift in Scotland. She was also the most natural heir to the childless Queen Elizabeth I, though they never met in person, and thus a natural focus for those who wanted to be rid of Elizabeth. Read more about her life: Mary, Queen of Scots

Also on this site:

• Mary, Queen of Scots, Image Gallery
• The Casket Letters
• Did Mary Queen of Scots invent the term caddy in golf?

Some female relatives of Mary, Queen of Scots:

• Margaret Tudor (grandmother)
• Mary of Guise (mother)
• Elizabeth of York (great-grandmother)
• Margaret Douglas (mother-in-law)

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