Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)

[An Ard Ri]

I wouldn't have put the Dauphin François and later King in this category,husband number 2 and 3 most certainly.

Poor Mary got the mother in law from hell with husband number one

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Mary Stuart's wedding to Henry Darnley
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/YC2003679787

 

[An Ard Ri]

Mary Stuart's wedding to Henry Darnley
http://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/YC2003679787

Mary and Henry were married in a Catholic ceremony by the Bishop of Brechin at Holyrood Abbey.
When the news reached Elizabeth she was furious and had Darnley's mother Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, sent to the Tower of London.

The French Ambassador sent a full report to Queen Catherine on the wedding and celebrations.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Presbyterian reformer John Knox met with Mary, Queen of Scots

Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s

Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s. Illustration from Scotland's Story – A History of Scotland for Boys and Girls, by HE Marshall (Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, London, Edinburgh, New York, Toronto and Paris).

www.lookandlearn.com

 

[An Ard Ri]

Presbyterian reformer John Knox met with Mary, Queen of Scots

Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s

Presbyterian reformer John Knox meeting with Mary, Queen of Scots, 1560s. Illustration from Scotland's Story – A History of Scotland for Boys and Girls, by HE Marshall (Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd, London, Edinburgh, New York, Toronto and Paris).

www.lookandlearn.com

He despised Mary and especially her late mother ,Mary de Guise.
He had written 'The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous regiment of women' where he blasted female rulers such as Mary I of England ,Mary of Guise and Catherine de Médicis from the pulpits.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

How long was Mary Queen of Scots confined by Queen Elizabeth I?

 

[An Ard Ri]

How long was Mary Queen of Scots confined by Queen Elizabeth I?

Over 19 years at various locations
Where was Mary Queen of Scots imprisoned?