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You are: Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots, was first betrothed to the Dauphin of France, who died shortly after their marriage and his ascension to the throne. She returned to Scotland, where her mother had been regent for her, and assumed the throne. But her short reign was troubled: Catholics versus Protestants struggling for the throne, and a pretty messy love life: her second husband was murdered, and then she was kidnapped by and married the man widely blamed for the murder. Mary was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I of England, and she was assumed by many to be next in line for the crown. Thus, she was a threat to Queen Elizabeth, who eventually had her executed. Mary's motto was "In My End Is My Beginning."
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- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Picture of Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Picture of Queen Elizabeth I
- Tudor Queens, Women of Tudor England
- Medieval and Renaissance Women Rulers
- British Women's History
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