May 19: Mary Queen of Scots Arrested

may19On 19 May 1568, Queen Elizabeth I orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots, for charges of assisted murder of her second husband. Mary was the rival heir for Queen of England. This fear caused Elizabeth to set her up so she could be Queen without question.

Born 14 December 14 1542, Mary was the only surviving child of her father King James the V. She was only SIX day’s old when her father died and she took his position. Scotland was ruled by regents after her father’s death, so for her protection, she stayed in France.

Later in life Mary married the Dauphin in Paris on 24 April 1558. He succeeded his father’s throne in 1559, making Mary Queen of France as well as Scotland, but his rule was short. He died of an ear infection in 1560. A year later, Mary returned to Scotland despite her friends’ concerns and warnings.

Surprisingly enough, Mary was able to retain rule of her country with little resistance. In 1565, she then married her second cousin, Henry, Lord Darnly. The childish Henry conspired against his own wife, killed her secretary, and threated to take Mary’s life as well. From there on they lived in a deteriorating relationship. After their son, James, was born that same summer, Darnley was shortly after murdered at Kirk o’Field, just outside the walls of Edinburgh on 10 February 1567. People accused Mary of his death.
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Because Mary became a Roman Catholic after her return to Scotland, Queen Elizabeth took her as a prisoner on 19 May 1568 to set an example for the Roman Catholic’s that threatened her life. Elizabeth saying “so long as there is life in her, there is hope; so as they live in hope, we live in fear.’”

After 20 years of imprisonment Mary was executed at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire on 8 February 1587, at the age of 44.

–Nik Stavreski

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  1. Hannah says:

    Nik’s a great writer.

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