Mary I (popularly known in the English-speaking world as Mary, Queen of Scots and, in France, as Marie Stuart) (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587) was Queen of Scots (the monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland) from 14 December 1542 to 24...

Although the Stewart family had gained the Scottish throne Marjory, Mary, Queen of Scots became Queen only because all male alternatives had been exhausted.

(1542-1587) Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary I of Scotland).

An image of Mary Queen of Scots.

Queen of Scotland. Executed by Queen Elizabeth of England.

(1542-1587) Queen of Scotland

An image of "Mary, Queen of Scots, Separated from Her Faithfuls", created by Pierre Revoil in 1822 (Oil on canvas, 57 x 70 cm).

Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty, is remembered for returning England from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. To this end, she had almost three hundred religious dissenters executed; as a consequence, she is...

Queen of Scots, born in the palace of Linlithgow, Scotland, Dec. 8, 1542; executed Feb. 8, 1587. She was the daughter of James V. of Scotland and Mary of Lorraine, a daughter of the duke of Guise of France.

Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...

This site is produced by BBC and provides fun information on life in Mary's time. "It is 1566...This site enables children to focus on people, events, and societies of significance in the past." Find information on Mary Queen of Scots...

He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of...

Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, at Winsfield Castle

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