This week I will be summarizing the life of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland 1542 when she was 6 days old. Mary was pushed into a marriage with the king of France at an early age. She grew up in France, but after her husband, the king of France, died, she returned to Scotland. When she got there, the Scottish people were beginning the Scottish Reformation. This was inconvenient to Mary because she was Catholic, so she tried to force her Catholic religion on her people. The people rebelled and Mary was soon forced to flee. As she tried to escape she was captured by her own cousin, Elizabeth, and was held prisoner until her death in 1567. Since Mary was being held prisoner, no one but her cousin Elizabeth could rule. She was Queen from 1558 till 1603 when she died. She ruled from England but still had control over Scotland.
Mary’s defeat ushered in a new era for Protestantism in Scotland.
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