On December 14, 1542, the crown of Scotland passed to an infant scarcely a week old. Mary Stuart—known to history as Mary, Queen of Scots—became monarch upon the death of her father, James V, a king not yet 31, worn down by military defeat,…
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Mary, Queen of Scots, faced a tumultuous fate that culminated in her execution on February 8, 1587. Mary’s life was marred by political intrigue and dynastic conflicts. Accused of plotting against her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England, Mary found herself entangled in a…
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